Greenhorn

The Greenhorn is a mine located in Nevada county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Greenhorn  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.15222, -120.93722

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Greenhorn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Greenhorn


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Nevada


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DOM. REF. INCLUDE THIS WITH PLACER COUNTY MINES, BUT DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION IN 15TH REPT. DOM, SAYING LOC. WEST OF GREENHORN CREEK WOULD PLACE LOCATION IN NEVADA COUNTY; HOWEVER, THIS REFERENCE PROBABLY DERIVED INFORMATION FROM USGS FOLIO 66, P. 7, AND EC. GEOL. SHEET WHICH SHOW A COPPER PROSPECT EAST OF THE GREENHORN CREEK, SOUTH OF POORMAN CREEK, AND ON OR SLIGHTLY WEST OF THE ROAD. THE UNIDENTIFIED SHAFT SHOWN IN NE1/4 NW1/4 OF SEC. 14 ON TOPO MAP MAY BE THIS PROSPECT?

Comment (Commodity): CHALCOPYRITE IS DISSEMINATED

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE NEAR A SERPENTINE SLATE CONTACT.


References

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 282

Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A., 1919 , PLACER COUNTY: 15TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 329 .

Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 66, P. 7 AND EC. GEOL. SHEET


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