Allen No. 2

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104039
MRDS ID M233906
Record type Site
Current site name Allen No. 2
Alternate or previous names Delano, No. 1, Part of Nevada-Bellevue

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.78117, 41.78297 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED APPROX. 1 1/2 MI, NW OF CONTACT, NEV.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N;045N 064E;063E 18;13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result CAPPED BY GOSSAN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.78117, 41.78297

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock And Assoc. Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Granodiorite Contact, Intrusive Veins, Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN DIPS 60 TO THE SSE., EXTENSION OF BROOKLYN CONTACT OR "VEIN"

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nevada-Bellevue Copper Mining Co.
    First year 1930

Comments on the production information

  • AT LEAST 4 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED. SOME CARBONATE ORE RAN 8% CU

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • 40-FT. TUNNEL AND OTHER MINOR WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • PATENTED LODE CLAIM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C., (1935)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, IGNEOUS CONTACT, FAULTS; CAPPED BY A GOSSAN
Deposit THIS IS ONE OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE COPPER MINING CO. CLAIMS THE ALLEN CLAIM YIELDED 8 CARS OF ORC. A 10-FOOT TUNNEL IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE ALLEN NO. 2 CLAIM SHOWS CARBONATE ORE CONTAINING 8% CU. THERE IS A 40-FOOT TUNNEL AND OTHER MINOR WORKINGS. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS ALONG THE GRANODIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT, WHICH IS CAPPED WITH A GOSSAN. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 24-5) MINERAL SURVEY NO 3854

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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