| Deposit ID | 10044006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231321 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Prize Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Pick Mine, Mesa Copper |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.02066, 40.60323 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1570 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES WSW 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 | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | Dutch Flat Terrane - Feldspathic sandstone, shale, and turbiditic limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Tranding Faults Dip Se And Nw |
| General form | BEDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50-60E |
| Dip | 40-50SE |
| General form | BEDS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40-50SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mesa Copper Co. |
| First year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mesa Copper Co., |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231321 |
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 CO, NEV; TALK DELIVERED AT AIME ANNUAL MEETING IN N.Y.C.
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARONOLD, D.C., 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FAULT ZONES, REPLACEMENT, MASSIVE SULFIDE. |
| Deposit | THE SEVEN CLAIMS ARE DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS, 2 SHAFTS AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. THE SHAFTS HAVE REPORTEDLY YIELDED A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOOD-GRADE COPPER ORE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED AND ENLARGED BY MESA COPPER PRIOR TO 1968 ; 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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