Nevada · Elko County
Occurrence
New York Group
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Copper
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlGranodiorite Contact, Intrusive Dikes & Veins
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1912
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References
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
Identification
Deposit ID10045939
MRDS IDM233837
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.77712, -114.83201
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.