The Mcarthur Copper Deposit is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,718 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: 4,718 Feet (1,438 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.0472, -119.23890
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Mcarthur Copper Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcarthur Copper Deposit
Secondary: Mcarthur Copper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Mason
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1943
Description: Reported 5 Carloads Of Ore Shipped 5 Carloads
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GENERAL LOCATION: ABOUT 45 KM SE OF CARSON GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY: LARGE
Comment (Production): EXTENSIVE WORK DONE BY BUREAU IN 1948-50; FURTHER DRILLING DONE BY ANACONDA IN 1974.
Comment (Location): ALSO IN R25E
References
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 75, 1969, 45 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS,
Reference (Deposit): MARCH 25-28, 1984, PP. 31-39.
Reference (Deposit): J. L. JOHNSON. SYMP. OF ASSOC. EXPL. GEOCHEM., RENO, NV,
Reference (Deposit): NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA. FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK, ED. BY
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS. PAPER IN EXPLORATION FOR ORE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): EINAUDI, M. YERINGTON SKARNS; FIELD TRIP 10, SKARN
Reference (Deposit): PP. 145-148.
Reference (Deposit): ED. BY S. R. TITLEY. UNIV. AZ PRESS, TUCSON, AZ, 1982,
Reference (Deposit): PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA,
Reference (Deposit): COPPER PLUTONS. PAPER IN ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4906, 1952, 47 PP.
Reference (Deposit): MATSON, E. J. MACARTHUR COPPER DEPOSIT, LYON COUNTY, NEV.
Reference (Deposit): COPPER COMPANY. V. 30, NO. 2, 1977, PP. 64-68.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. BULL. 49, 1950, P. 89.
Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) OIL COMPANY, ARCO, PURCHASES
Reference (Deposit): STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND
Reference (Deposit): STODDARD, C., AND J. A. CARPENTER. MINERAL RESOURCES OF
Reference (Deposit): UNIV. OF NV, RENO, MAP 77, 1984.
Reference (Deposit): YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.,
Reference (Deposit): PROFFETT, J. M. AND J. H. DILLES. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NO. 3, 1976, P. 82.
Reference (Deposit): EINAUDI, M. DESCRIPTION OF SKARNS ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BE A MAJOR FUTURE PORPHYRY COPPER PRODUCER. V. 29,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; YERINGTON DISTRICT WILL
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD
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.
