Homestake Prospect

The Homestake Prospect is a copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 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

Name: Homestake Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.