The Copper Prospect is a silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,901 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: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.29083, -116.41639
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Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Cadmium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tybo District; Little Rawhide Mtn. Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Trickey, Lloyd
Years: 1962 -
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Dolomite
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1980 - A SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE CONTAIN 1 % CU, 2.0 % PB, 1 % ZN, 500 PPM AG, 500 PPM MO, 0.5 % SB, 200 PPM CD
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
Comment (Development): REPORTEDLY MINED IN EARLIER YEARS BY MEXICANS.
Comment (Deposit): PODS SEVERAL INCHES ACROSS
Comment (Geology): DOLOMITE INTENSELY FRACTURED AND RECEMENTED BY SILICA.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS
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.
