| Deposit ID | 10037695 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M035868 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Malachite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Yerington - Malachite Copper Company |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.22154, 38.94491 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | EAST FLANK SINGATSE RANGE, 1.5 MILES W - SW OF MASON, NEV. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 013N | 025E | 31 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | OIL FLOTATION TEST PERFORMED NOV. 2 , 1915 BY CALAVARES COPPER CO. YIELDED FOLLOWING RESULTS: HEADINGS, 4713 , 5.02 % CU |
|---|---|
| Result | CONCTS. 1ST 365, 17.68 % CU |
| Result | CONSTS. 2ND, 80G, 9.68 % CU |
| Result | TAILINGS, 355G, 2.74 % CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yerington Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Yerington Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.22154, 38.94491 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Yerington Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yerington |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M035868 |
KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 114 .
MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75 .
EINAND, M. T., 1977 , PETROGENISIS OF THE COPPER - BEARING SKARN AT THE MASON VALLEY MINE, YERINGTON DIST. NEV., ECON. GEOL. VOL. 72 , NO. 5 .
1907 RECON MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS
1910 RECON RANSOME, F. L., MINING AND SCI. PRESS
1918 GEOLMAP KNOPF, A., PROF. PAPER NO. 114
1969 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75
F (2)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTACT METASOMATIC AUREOLE DEPOSIT PARALLEL IN CHARACTER TO THE MASON VALLEY DEPOSIT - PROBABLY EXTENSION OF. REFER TO RECORD NO. M035865 |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY (TOTALING 192.6 ACRES) IS COMPRISED OF THE MALACHITE; M. EXT. M. NO.S 1 , 2 , 3 ; MONTGOMERY; JANUARY; PLUMBUM; KNOW U DONT; LIME RIDGE CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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