The Copper Prize Mine is a copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,151 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.60333, -117.01972
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Copper Prize Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Prize Mine
Secondary: Copper Pick Mine
Secondary: Mesa Copper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Mesa Copper Co.,
Years: 1968 -
Owner Name: Mesa Copper Co.
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDS
Form: BEDS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne-Tranding Faults Dip Se And Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): LESS THAN $5,000 WAS PRODUCED.
Comment (Development): 7 LCAIMS WHICH ARE REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOOD-GRADE COOPER ORE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED ADN ENLARGED BY MESA COPPER CO. PRIOR TO 1968
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONES, REPLACEMENT, MASSIVE SULFIDE.
Comment (Deposit): THE SEVEN CLAIMS ARE DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS, 2 SHAFTS AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. THE SHAFTS HAVE REPORTEDLY YIELDED A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOOD-GRADE COPPER ORE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED AND ENLARGED BY MESA COPPER PRIOR TO 1968 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS
Comment (Location): 1/2 MILE S. OF ELEPHANT HEAD
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B
Reference (Deposit): SAYERS, R.W., TIPPETT, M.C., AND FIELDS, E.D.,1968, THE ORE DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN LANDER CO, NEV; TALK DELIVERED AT AIME ANNUAL MEETING IN N.Y.C.
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARONOLD, D.C., 1965
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
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.
