Zeinka Mine

Prospect in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10221715
MAS/MILS ID 0320030316
Record type Site
Current site name Zeinka Mine
Alternate or previous names Leona, Little Jake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.56195, 36.25139 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angel Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Las Vegas Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 S 057 E 35 NWSESW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.56195, 36.25139

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit D.A. LIPTON VISITED PROPERTY IN 1984 AND COLLECTION GRAB SAMPLE WHICH SHOWED 31.9OZ. PER TON SILVER AND MINOR ZINC. NO MAPS WERE CREATED AS PROPERTY LIES QUITE A DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE LAMADRE MTN. WSA. WE FOUND A TRENCH, 2 ADITS, AND ONE SHAFT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-FEB-93 Lipton, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.