Birch Copper Prospect

The Birch Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 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: Birch Copper Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.7022, -119.99110

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Satelite image of the Birch Copper Prospect

Birch Copper Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Birch Copper Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): NOTE: PROSPECT IS REPORTED IN SEC. 5 BUT IS MOST LIKELY IN SEC. 8.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).


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.