Morris-Brooks Shaft

The Morris-Brooks Shaft is a copper mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.

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: Morris-Brooks Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.26, -115.01972

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Morris-Brooks Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morris-Brooks Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Robinson


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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN AN EAST-TRENDING ZONE 6 MILES LONG AND UP TO 3000 FT. WIDE. NO CU FOUND IN FRESH PORPHYRY. CU CONTENT RANGES FROM .4-2%


References

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, AND SMITH 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITNE CO, NEV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO. BULL 85

Reference (Deposit): NBMG, 1994, MI-1993

Reference (Production): NBMG MI-1993


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.