The Homestake Prospect is a copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.24556, -117.55417
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Homestake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Crow Springs (Royston) 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: Homestake Mining Co.
Years: 1963 -
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: Hydrothermal Alteration Of Granitic Rocks
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): IN 1963 HOMESTAKE MINING CO DRILLED SEVERAL HOLES IN SEARCH OF A DISSEMINATED COPPER DEPOSIT, APPARENTLY NOT SUCCESSFUL
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78
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.
