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Ludwig Mine

Past Producer in Lyon county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold, Nickel
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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. Reserves and resources
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037698
MRDS ID M035874
Record type Site
Current site name Ludwig Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG # 4408

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.27459, 38.95685 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position APPROX. 5 MI. W-SW OF YERINGTON, WEST 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

Artesia Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West 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 013N 024E 26,27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE COPPER/LODE VEIN OCCURS AT A CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GARNETITE. THE OUTCROP IS A LIMONITE GOSSAN UP TO 80 FEET WIDE AND OVER 600 FEET LONG ON THE SURFACE. METAMORPHIC ROCKS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE VEIN HAVE BEEN INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE; MARBLE FORMS THE FOOTWALL VEIN. TO THE NORTH OF THE COPPER LODE, GYPSUM CROPS OUT IN AN EXPOSED BELT ABOUT 500 FT. WIDE AND 1,500 FEET LONG.

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Albitic, Sericitic, Propylitic, Weak Potassic

Analytical data

Result LESS THAN 5 VOLUME PERCENT TOTAL SULFIDES
Result CHALCOPYRITE/PYRITE RATIOS GENERALLY GREATER THAN 10

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 Dacite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry
    Rock description Rhyolite To Dacite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.27459, 38.95685
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Yerington Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Reverse Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 70 E
    Dip 60 E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE FAULT ZONE PARALLELS THE COPPER LOAD LOCALLY BUT TERMINATES TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY SEE (MOORE, J.G.,1969, P.32) SAMPLE 4408 WAS TAKEN FROM DUMPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN COPPER LOAD AND CONSISTED OF REPLACEMENT ORE AND GOSSAN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Production years THE EXACT AMOUNT IS NOT RECORDED. ( 1906 -1927)

Mining district

District name Yerington

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1914
    Period 1911 - 1914
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6 Percent Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6wt-pct
  • Year 1918
    Period To 1918
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1912
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1912

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 204.22M

Comments on the workings information

  • 8 LEVELS MILES OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON 8 LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • MINE WAS SHIPPING COPPER IN 1906 . THE LAST GYPSUM WAS SHIPPED IN 1940. THE LOCAL MILL PROCESSED PRIMARY COPPER ORE. THE RAILROAD SHIPPED BOTH COPPER AND GYPSUM FROM LUDWIG TO THOMPSON NEAR WABUSKA; TRANSFERRED TO THE CANDC.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN DEPOSIT LOCATED IN THE TRIASSIC SEPTUM WEST OF MASON VALLEY MINE. ( REFER TO RECORD NO.M035865 ) CONTACT METASOMATIC
Deposit THE NEVADA COPPER BELT RAILROAD (NCB) DEADHEADED AT LUDWIG AND CARRIED BOTH ORES DURING THE LIFE TIME OF THE ROAD TO THOMPSON. IT WAS EITHER PROCESSED OR TRANSFERRED TO THE CANDC. ODDLY ENOUGH, THE NCB WAS A 48-INCH STANDARD GAUGE ROAD WHI THE CANDC WAS A NARROW GAUGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-79 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey ADDED MODEL NAME AND NUMBER
Updater 01-JUL-91 Marcus, S. (Doebrich, J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-94 Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-94 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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