The Neiper is a copper mine located in Fresno county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.94, -119.44778
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Neiper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Neiper
Secondary: Kneiper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
District: Big Dry Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $15 - 20 AU / TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 15 - 20 FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): WORKED TO DEPTH OF 60 FT. PRIOR TO 1890 , SEVERAL SMALL DRIFTS.
Comment (Commodity): CHARACTER OF ORE IS CRYSTALLIZED AND AND MASSIVE CHALCOPYRITE, IN SOME PLACES WHERE DECOMPOSITION HAS TAKEN PLACE CHALCANTHITE HAS BEEN FORMED.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., ET AL, 1951 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 502 .
Reference (Deposit): GOLDSTONE, L. P., 1890 ; FRESNO COUNTY; 10TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 194 .
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