| Deposit ID | 10045944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233843 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattler Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.79839, 41.78047 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 063E | 13,14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Melaconite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Result | QUARTZ FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY CU OXIDES |
|---|
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.79839, 41.78047 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada Copper Co. |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233843 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MUCH ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY COPPER OXIDES |
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS LOCATED ON A MINERALIZED BELT OR LODE 120 FT. WIDE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A NORTHERLY OFFSHOOT FROM THE MAIN GRANODIORITE CONTACT. IN 1928 100 TONS OF 6% CU ORE CONTAINING 3 OZ/TON AG WAS PRODUCED. THIS LODE IS MINERALOGICALLY SIMILAR TO THE SILVER CIRCLE LODE. THE CHIEF ORE MINERAL, CHALCOPYRITE, IS IN A QUARTZ-ACTINOLITE VEIN. MUCH OF THE ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY COPPER OXIDES (CUPRITE, MELACONITE, MALACHITE) WITH NO TRACE OF HYPOGENE SULFIDES REMAINING. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 32-3). THE RATTLER CLAIM IS PART OF THE GREY COPPER CORPS. UPPER GROUP OF CLAIMS (SCHRADER, 1935) MINERAL SURVEY 4234 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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