| Deposit ID | 10104040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233928 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Delker Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Belt, Delkar Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.01755, 40.39686 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N END OF DELKER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Delcer Buttes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 028N | 062E | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.01755, 40.39686 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures With Veins In Intrusive Dip 80 Nw Strike N 35 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 60N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Delker |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233928 |
HILL, JAMES M., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648, 1916
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS VOL. 115 SEPTEMBER 29, 1917, P 481
HILL, J.M., (1916) P. 66-67
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IGNEOUS CONTACT, VEIN |
| Deposit | THE DELKER DISTRICT, LOCATED ON THE NW SIDE OF DELKER HILL (WEST BUTTE) (FRANKLIN BUTTES), WAS DISCOVERED IN 1894, AFTER YEARS OF ANNUAL PROSPECTING THE DELKER MINE BEGAN SHIPPING COPPER ORE IN 1916 AND 1917, WITH CORRIE THE SHIPPING POINT ON THE NEVADA NORTHERN RAILROAD 25 MILE TO THE SE. A 50 FT INCLINE SHAFT IS SUNK ON THE CONTACT OF THE QUARTZ MONZONITE AND LIMESTONES AND INTERBEDDED QUARTZITES. LIME SILICATES ARE DEVELOPED IN PLACES ON THE CONTACT WITH COPPER CARBONATES ORES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. OTHER COPPER MINERALS PRESENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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