The Burris is a copper and silver mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Burris MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burris
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure
Type: L
Description: Mullen Pass Ne Structure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adv. Argillic, Sericitic
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Diaspore
Comments
Comment (Workings): VEIN IS PART OF THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM PRESENT AT THE JONES-KINCAID AND FRANCO-AMERICAN MINES. VEIN CONSISTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET OF BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED, SERICITIZED ASH FLOW TUFF. STRINGERS AND PODS OF ENARGITE AND DISSEMINATED ENARGITE AND PYRITE OCCUR IN THE VEIN SMALL PODS OF RELATIVELY MASSIVE ENARGITE HAVE BEEN SELECTIVELY MINED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., GEOL & MIN DEP. WASHOE-STOREY CO, NEV., NBMG BULL 70, 1969
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, A.B., GEOL. & MIN DEP, PYRAMID DIST. S. WASHOE CO, NEV UNPUBLISHED PHD. DISSERT., M.S.M., UNR, 1975
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.
