| Deposit ID | 10037405 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M035046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beach Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Yerington Copper |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.91153, 38.95297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | NO. END WASSUK RANGE 5 MI WEST OF SCHURZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hussman Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Walker(hydrologic unit)
Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013N | 027E | 36,37 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -118.91153, 38.95297 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
| Dip | 60 - 70 SE |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1916 - 1917 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Overall depth | 43.59M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M035046 |
ROSS, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEV
HILL ( 1915 P 131 - 132 ) SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV.
COUCH, CARPENTER ( 1943 P 105 ) NEVADAS METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION ( 1859 - 1940 INCLUSIVE )
ROSS & COUCH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VALUABLE CONTENT OF DEPOSIT MOSTLY SECONDARY. PRIMARY ORE MOSTLY NONCUPRIFEROUS OR ONLY SLIGHTLY CUPRIFEROUS PYRITE, SO THAT THE SOURCE OF THE COPPER IS NOT THOROUGHLY CLEAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1978 | Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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