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Elkoro Mines Co.

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045274
MRDS ID M232974
Record type Site
Current site name Elkoro Mines Co.
Alternate or previous names Starlight, Long Mike, North Stsar, O.K. Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.42869, 41.86601 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 16 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.42869, 41.86601
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elkoro Mines Co

Comments on development

  • ELKORO MINES CO., A SUBSIDIARY OF YUKON GOLD CO. WAS THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT AFTER IT BOUGHT THE LONG HIKE, NORTH STAR(BOURING), STARLIGHT AND OKMINES; MINING AND MILLING FROM ABOUT 1916 TO AT LEAST 1957.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M.(1969) MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56.

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.(1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV: USGS BULL. 741.

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, M.B.(1957) GEOL. MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO. NV., NBM BULL.54.

  • Production

    GRANGER, M.B.(1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELK ORO MINES CO., A SUBSIDIARY OF YUKON GOLD CO. WAS THE PRINCIPAL OPERATOR IN THE DISTRICT, AND OPERATED THE LONG HIKE, NORTH STAR, STSARLIGHT AND OK. MINES FROM ABOUT 1916 TO AT LEAST 1957. MOST OF THE DISTRICT'S PRODUCTION HAS COME FROMTHIS COMPANY'S OPERATIONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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