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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in White Pine 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045905
MRDS ID M233788
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names This May Be Part of Hunter Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.97865, 39.64049 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

White Pine(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Telegraph Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kern Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada White Pine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 062E 03 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SULFIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.97865, 39.64049
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DARK GREY BRECCIATED FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE WITH QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINS, MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF GALENA PODS, CERRUSITE, MALACHITE, AZURITE & CUPRITE. TAILINGS ALSO INCLUDE GOSSOMY ROCKS WITH LITTLE SULFIDES REMAINING; AN 8 FT HIGH WITH BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE ADIT IS NEARBY. RHYOLLITIC PORPHRY FLOAT WITH FELDSPARE AND MAFICS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hunter

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NORANDA ACTIVE IN AREA.

Comments on development

  • HOUSE, ORE CHUTE, ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1982 Mohsen, Ahmed F. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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