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Western Nevada

Past Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098378
MRDS ID M035870
Record type Site
Current site name Western Nevada
Alternate or previous names Dyer Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.2307, 38.93741 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position EAST FLANK SINGATSE RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yerington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lyon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 025E 06 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 2 1/4 MI W - SW OF MASON, NEV.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Shallow Oxidation, Albitic, Sericitic, Propylitic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Andesite To Dacite Tuff Breccia;Rhyolite Tuff, Siltstone, Lmst
    Rock description Andesite To Dacite Tuff Breccia;Rhyolite Tuff, Siltstone, Lmst
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Rhyolite To Darite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry
    Rock description Rhyolite To Darite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.2307, 38.93741
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Yerington Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR SHOOTS AND PODS
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Provided Plumbing For Replacement Of Brecciated Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yerington

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1944 - 1945
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2 - 3 Percent Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • EARLY PRODUCTION SMALL. LATER PROD. CREDITED TO NEVADA DOUGLAS CONSOLIDATED COPPER CO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN A FRINGE POSITION RELATIVE TO THE ANDRADITE - CHALCOPYRITE SKARNS WITH MANY SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS THE MASON VALLEY MINE. REFER TO RECORD NO. M035865

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey

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