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Ilo Tunnel

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045961
MRDS ID M233862
Record type Site
Current site name Ilo Tunnel
Alternate or previous names Nevada Bellevue, Marshall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.77117, 41.77991 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES NW OF CONTACT

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 065E 18 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.77117, 41.77991
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Economic information

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

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nevada - Belleview Copper Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • 20 CARLOADS ORE (1928-1930), AVG. 9% CU, 4 OZ. AG., $0.70/TON AU

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL FOR HAULAGE, DEVELOPMENT & DRAINAGE OF THE NEVADA - BELLEVIEW MINE IN 1926

Comments on development

  • HAULAGE TUNNEL, BUT HAD SOME MINOR PRODUCTION (1928-1930?) WHEN 20 CARS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit THIS TUNNEL IS PART OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE GROUP. IN 1828-1830, 20 CARS OF ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THIS TUNNEL ASSAYING 9% CU, 4 OZ. AG AND $.70 AU TO THE TON. THE TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DRAINAGE IN THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE MINE IN 1926. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 24) MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3959 HAULAGE-DRAINAGE TUNNEL-NO GEOLOGY-MINERALOGY APPLYS! ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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