The Arch Canyon Prospects is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.84444, -114.19306
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Arch Canyon Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arch Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Usbm Sample Localities #39
Secondary: #40
Secondary: And #41
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Lexington (Lexington Canyon, Shoshone) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEE ATTACHED SAMPLE AND ASSAY DATA FOR USBM SAMPLE LOCALITIES #39-#48.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): SOME GOSSAN STRUCTURE, FAULT GOUGE, LIMESTONE BRECCIA FOUND IN ADIT
Comment (Workings): 2 SMALL CUTS AND AN ADIT. WORKINGS ARE SMALL. A 10-FT ADIT, A 70-FT ADIT, 15-FT DECLINE, ORE STOCK PILE, PROSPECT PIT
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH FORK OF LEXINGTON CREEK ABOUT 2 MILES ABOVE ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE NORTH FORK OF LEXINGTON CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION WAS PROBABLY SMALL OR NONE. SMALL RESOURCES INDICATED
Comment (Deposit): SULPHIDES CONTAINING CU, PB, ZN AND AG ARE DISSEMINATED WITHIN THE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH OUTCROPS DISCONTINUOUSLY ALONG STRIKE FOR 300 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 68-83
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.
