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Copper Reef

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045642
MRDS ID M233427
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Reef

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.22698, 41.11242 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Peak SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037N 068E 01 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.22698, 41.11242
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MARBELIZED IS AT SHAFT COLLAR. HEAVY FEOXGOSSAN ON DUMP. ALSO FRESH-APPEARING BIOTITE GRANODIORITE ON DUMP. SOME CUOX STAINING IN GOSSAN MATERIAL, SOME RD, JASPER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Doray

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD VERTICAL SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD NOTES BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, 7/14/80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT/INTRUSIVE CONTACT. MARBELIZED LIMESTONE; HENRY FE-OX STAINED GOSSAN ON DUMP; SOME CU-OX & RED JASPER IN GOSSAN MATERIAL
Deposit OLD VERTICAL SHAFT ON SITE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Unknown Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1981 Bentz, J.L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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