The Alpha Mine is a copper mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.25806, -115.03056
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Alpha Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpha Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Robinson (Ely, Ruth, Kimberly)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN AN EAST-TRENDING ZONE 6 MILES LONG, UP TO 3000 FEET WIDE LOCALIZED IN STRUCTURAL TRAPS ALONG FAVORABLE BEDS. ORES WERE OXIDIZED AND ENRICHED TO DEPTH OF 1800 FEET
References
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, & SMITH, 1976 GEO. AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO., NEV. NEV BUREAU MINE BULL 85
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
