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Raven Adit

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gemstone
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044051
MRDS ID M231372
Record type Site
Current site name Raven Adit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.04011, 40.61073 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 7 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 044E 29 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST WEST OF CHASE MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gemstone Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Turquoise Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.04011, 40.61073
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dewitt Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • 400 FT. FROM PORTAL, SMALL POCKETS AND VEINLETS OF NON-COMMERCIAL GRADE TURQUOISE OCCUR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Duval Corp.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 224.03M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Comments on development

  • ADIT DRIVEN TO EXPLORE PORPHYRY W. OF CHASE MINE, BUT ONLY LOW-GRADE COPPER ORE WAS FOUND. THE AREA IS NOW ENCOMPASSED BY DUVAL'S COPPER BASIN OPEN PIT OPERATIONS.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 400 FEET FROM PORTAL, SMALL POCKETS AND VEINTLETS OF TURQUOISE OCCUR.
Deposit 735-FT-LONG ADIT DRIVEN TO EXPLORE THE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY WEST OF CHASE MINE, BUT ONLY LOW GRADE COPPER ORE WAS FOUND. THE AREA IS NOW ENCOMPASSED BY DUVAL'S OPEN PIT OPERATIONS AT COPPER BASIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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