| Deposit ID | 60001009 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231290 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Battle Mountain District |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Canyon, Copper Basin |
| Related records | 10310303 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.14265, 40.5085 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 58 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu, skarn-related |
| Mark3 model number | 9 |
| (1) | -117.14265, 40.5085 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 2 SETS N-S TO NW-TRENDING, FAULTS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | DEWITT THRUST, GOLCONDA THRUST |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT |
|---|
STEWART, H. J., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. 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: AIME ANNUAL MEETING PAPER, N.Y.
BLAKE, D. W., KRETSCHMER, E. L., 1980, GOLD DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON, LANDER CO., NEV., ABSTRACT, PRECIOUS METALS SYMPOSIUM, AIME, SPARKS, NEVADA.
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