| Deposit ID | 10124974 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320010159 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coppereid Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nevada United Claims, Copperreid, Iron Prospect, Twin Tunnels, Copper Butte |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.18377, 39.8482 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Churchill(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fondaway Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson Sink(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Churchill |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 023 N | 034 E | 20 | SESENW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.18377, 39.8482 |
|---|
| Strike | N90E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| District name | White Cloud |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320010159 |
GAGE, H.L., THE PB-ZN MINES OF NEV., 1941, BONNEVVLLE POWER
ADMIN., CONFID. RPT., PP. 18-19.
LINCOLN, F.C., MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF
NEV., 1923.
VANDERBURG, W.O., RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN
CHURCHILL. CO., NEV., 1940, US BU MINES I.C. 7093, P. 53.
WILLDEN, R., AND SPEED, R.C., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS
OF CHURCHILL CC., NE., 1974, US BU MINES BULL. 83, P. 88.
RANSOME, F.L., NOTES O SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT
CO., NEV., 1909, USGS BULL. 414, P. 56-61.
HILL, J.M., THE MINING DISTRICTS OF THE WESTERN US, 1912,
USGS BULL. 507, P. 200.
PAPKE, K.G., 1979, FLUORSPAR IN NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND
GEOL. BULLETIN 93, P. 68.
SHAWE, F.R., AND OTHERS, 1962, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA:
NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 53C, P. 121-123.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-APR-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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