The Canyon Claims is a copper and iron mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Canyon Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Canyon Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3642
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Vein Is Highly Oxidized, Iron-Stained And Contains Lenses Of Gossan.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): SIMILAR OCCURRENCES COVER ABOUT A HALF MILE SQUARE.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: OLD WORKINGS WITH PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, AND PROSPECTS.
Comment (Deposit): THE ROAD EAST OF PAYMASTER CANYON IS WASHED OUT AND PAYMASTER CANYON IS WASHED TO THE NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): CANYON CLAIMS, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY,QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE #3642 VISIT, 5/5/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
