| Deposit ID | 10044001 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231315 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contention Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.04066, 40.61296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 032N | 044E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | 1927 AND 1928 ORE SHIPMENTS CONTAINED 19.55% AND 12.81% CU RESPECTIVELY |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.04066, 40.61296 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | "Pebble Dikes" Containing Fragments Of Both Quartz Monzonite Porphyry And Argillite; Displacement Oby Faults (Contention, Dewitt, Kelly And Middleton Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | 35 TO 50 NE |
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Year of first production | 1927 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231315 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
SAYERS, R.W., TIPPETT, M.C. AND FIELDS, E.D., 1968, THE ORE DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: PAPER PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL AIME MEETING, N.Y.C.
STEWART, MCKEE, AND STAGER, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHALCOCITE IN VEINLETS AND DISSEMINTATED; SECONDARILY ENRICHED |
| Deposit | RANKED 3RD IN PRODUCTION OF THE COPPER BASIN MINES (BEFORE DUVAL'S OPEN PITS) THIS AREA IS NOW ENCOMPASSED BY DUVAL'S OPERATION. NO RECORD OF PRE-1927 PRODUCTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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