The Raven Adit is a copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.61083, -117.03917
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Raven Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Raven Adit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gemstone
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Duval Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dewitt Thrust Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF CHASE MINE
Comment (Development): ADIT DRIVEN TO EXPLORE PORPHYRY W. OF CHASE MINE, BUT ONLY LOW-GRADE COPPER ORE WAS FOUND. THE AREA IS NOW ENCOMPASSED BY DUVAL'S COPPER BASIN OPEN PIT OPERATIONS.
Comment (Deposit): 400 FEET FROM PORTAL, SMALL POCKETS AND VEINTLETS OF TURQUOISE OCCUR.
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Geology): 400 FT. FROM PORTAL, SMALL POCKETS AND VEINLETS OF NON-COMMERCIAL GRADE TURQUOISE OCCUR
Comment (Deposit): 735-FT-LONG ADIT DRIVEN TO EXPLORE THE QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY WEST OF CHASE MINE, BUT ONLY LOW GRADE COPPER ORE WAS FOUND. THE AREA IS NOW ENCOMPASSED BY DUVAL'S OPEN PIT OPERATIONS AT COPPER BASIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
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
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.
