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Gray Copper

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149286
MAS/MILS ID 0320070546
Record type Site
Current site name Gray Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.8378, 41.7855 (WGS84)
Elevation 2548
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045 N 063 E 15 NWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.8378, 41.7855
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Contact

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Helen B. Smith
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Highland
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Magnolia
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mammoth
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rattler
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Alice
  • Type Unknown
    Owner And Others

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. OPEN-FILE REPORT 1976-56. 1976, P. 41.

  • Deposit

    SCHADER, 1937, THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, USGS BULL.847,

  • Deposit

    P.32-35, PL.2

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, 1912, RECON OF JARBIDGE,CONTACT, AND ELK MTN.

  • Deposit

    MINING DISTRICTS

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL.497, P.124-126,PL.XIX

  • Deposit

    CLAIM GROUP IS TWO MILES LONG

  • Deposit

    SEE ALSO 032-007-0054

  • Deposit

    SEE WFOC MINE MAP REPOSITORY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-88 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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