| Deposit ID | 60001650 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002893 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ely District (Robinson) |
| Alternate or previous names | Liberty Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.99587, 39.25684 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ruth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring-Steptoe Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 58 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu, skarn-related |
| Mark3 model number | 9 |
| (1) | -114.99587, 39.25684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | COMPLEX FAULTING; E-W ZONE OF INTRUSION ORE BODIES AT LIMESTONE - PORPHYRY CONTACTS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | BLOCK FAULTING, N-S BASIN RANGE FAULTS; N 15 DEG W ANTICLINAL ARCH OR IRREGULAR DOME |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Discoverer | Thomas Robinson And Others |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| District name | ELY DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | KENNECOTT COPPER CO. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | KENNECOTT COPPER CO. |
SPENCER, A. C., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEV.: US GEOL PROF. PAPER 96, 189P.
RAYMOND, R. W., 1870-71, 72, 73, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN STATES AND TERRITORIES W. OF ROCKY MTS., 1873-P. 169-171
LAWSON, AC, 1904, ROBINSON MINING DIST.,: CALIF. U. DEPT OF GEOL. BULL. V 4 P. 287-357.
LINCOLN, FC, 1922, MINING DIST. AND MIN. RES. NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. P. 245-251
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.
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