Big Casino mine (Monte Carlo mine), Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Big Casino mine (Monte Carlo mine) | Mine |
Searchlight Mining District | Mining District |
Clark County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 27' 58'' North , 114° 51' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Searchlight | 539 (2011) | 5.4km |
Cal-Nev-Ari | 244 (2011) | 18.0km |
Katherine | 103 (2011) | 38.3km |
Laughlin | 7,323 (2011) | 42.1km |
Bullhead City | 39,445 (2017) | 44.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
61515
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61515:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9340b126-b91b-4659-ba1c-6fe9ea9b50cf
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shoshone Consolidated Lode Mining Claim
Sec 32 T28S R64E. Lead Zinc Copper Gold Silver
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Geology: Veins contain quartz stringers with comb structure, numerous vugs with scattered grains of the ore minerals
Deposit: Deposit consists of several small veins. Unweathered stock pile material contains partly silicified country rock.
Development: Production recorded for 1913, 1915-16, 1918-21, 1931-38. Tailing are currently milling at .47 oz Au and 3 oz ag/ton. (1982)
Ore(s): Fractures
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098674 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098674 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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