The Unnamed Copper Prospects is a copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,541 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: 5,541 Feet (1,689 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.14222, -118.33528
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Unnamed Copper Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Copper Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Muttlebury District
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED 1% CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM TAKEN APPROX. CENTRAL AREA OF PROSPECTS; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = LOVELOCK (1956) 1:625000
Comment (Deposit): ARGILLITE INTRUDED BY DIORITE. MALACHITE AND AZURITE OCCUR ALONG CONTACT IN FRACTURES IN THE ARGILLITE AND DIORITE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS AND ADITS
Comment (Geology): ARGILLITE INTRUDED BY DIORITE. MALACHITE AND AZURITE OCCURS ALONG CONTACT IN FRACTURES IN THE ARGILLITE AND DIORITE.
Comment (Deposit): CONSISTS OF SEVERAL CUTS AND ADITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH, SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961, V. 1: SAN FRANCISCO, SO. PACIFIC CO.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
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.
