| Deposit ID | 10045985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233889 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bellevue |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper King 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.78756, 41.77852 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATED APOROX; 1 1/2 MI: NW OF CONTACT, NEV. |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 063E | 24 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.78756, 41.77852 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock & Associated Faults, Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada-Bellevue Copper Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233889 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MIAING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.
GRONGER, A.E., ETAL (1957) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV.: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 54.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN |
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS PART OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE GROUP, AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 3,000 FT. WEST OF THE NEVADA BELLEVUE MINE, AND 600 FT. SOUTH OF THE BROOKLYN MINE. ASSAYS FROM SOME OF THE LOTS CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 26% CU. MATERIAL FROM DUMPS AVERAGED 5% CU. (SCHRODER, 1935, P 23-4) THIS MINE IN LOCATED IN THE DELANO AND COPPER KING GROUPS OF CLAIMS. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3854 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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