Minnesota Mine

Douglas County, Nevada, United States

Copper Iron Silver

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

TertiaryCopper, Iron, Silver

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

WorkingsSurface

Materials

Other materialsChalcopyrite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Hematite, Magnesite, Magnetite, Malachite, Martite, Pyrite, Sericite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1916

Discovery year1900

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References

HUTTL, J. B. THE STANDARD SLAG CO. TOPS NEVADA IRON,UPGRADES MAGNETITE ORE FOR EXPORT. ENG. AND MIN. J.,V. 164, NO. 12, 1963, P. 84-87.LINCOLN, F. C. MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OFNEVADA. NV NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO, NV, 1923, 280 PP.MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS,AND ORMBSY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.BULLETIN 75, 1969, P. 22, 23, 28 29.MOORE, L. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRONRESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS. BUMINES IC 8511, 1971,207 PP.REEVES, R. G., F. R. SHAWE, AND V. E. KRAL. IRON OREDEPOSITS OF NEVADA. PART B, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OFWEST-CENTRAL NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN53, PART B., 1958, P. 45-56.

Identification

Deposit ID10124858

MRDS IDW016379

Alternate namesStandard Slag Mine, Minnesota Nevada, Minnesota Copper Lode Claim

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates39.068, -119.33489