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Copper Mine

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045058
MRDS ID M232716
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mine
Alternate or previous names Bull Creek #1, NBMG Sample Site 2247
Related records 10222302

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.55516, 41.13766 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

King Lear Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 031E 30 SE OF NE OF SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH-EAST FLANK NAVAJO PEAK; NEAR HEAD OF BULL CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result SEVERAL PERCENT CU IN VEIN MATERIAL. SAMPLE 2247, A STOCKPILE GRAB OF QUARTZ VEIN AND SILICEOUS GANGUE WITH AZURITE, MALACHITE, BORNITE, ARSENOPYRITE-, CONTAINS 0.5 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.5 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 100 PPM MN-, 200 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 15 PPM CR, 100-00 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 70 PPM V, 1000 P-PM ZN, 30 PPM ZR, 4.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS.)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name King Lear Formation
    Rock description King Lear Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.55516, 41.13766
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Butte District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, SHALLOW SHAFT; ORE STOCKPILE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT CO, NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL 1141-D

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

  • Deposit

    NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT AND A SHALLOW SHAFT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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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