Unnamed Copper Prospect

The Unnamed Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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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: Unnamed Copper Prospect

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.21889, -118.34167

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Unnamed Copper Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Copper Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Willard District


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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite


Comments

Comment (Location): E/2 NE/4 SE/4 SEC. 11 AND W/2 NW/4 SEC. 12; UT TAKEN E/2 NE/4 SEC.11

Comment (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE AND TETRAHEDRITE IN QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PITS

Comment (Geology): CHALCOPRITE AND TETRAHEDRITE IN QRTZ VEINS

Comment (Deposit): EXPLORED BY SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GLOGICAL SURVEY 1955 1961; V.1, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, P. 13-14


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.