The Western World is a copper mine located in Yuba county, California.
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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.
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Western World MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western World
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Yuba
District: Smartville
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Other
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jim Bright Exploration Resources Reno Nevada
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: United Gunn Resources Ltd.
Percent: 25.00
Info Year: 1992
Owner Name: Plexus Resources Corp.
Percent: 75.00
Info Year: 1992
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Flotation
Discovery Year: 1973
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, 1978. MASSIVE SULFIDE WOULD BE MINED BY OPEN PIT METH AT A COST OF 3$ PER TON. CONCENTRATION BY FLOATATION AT A COST OF 4$ PER TON 1976 DOLLARS HOLDING OTHER IS PRIVATELY OWNED LAND
Comment (Geology): G-TOB OTHER IS MASSIVE SULFIDE G-ORI OTHER IS SYNGENETIC HEAVY METALS COME FROM VOLCANICS A SEA WATER G-SOB OTHER IS PANCAKE SHAPED THE ORE BODY IS A STRATAFORM MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT THAT IS FAULTED IN THE CENTER BY AN E-W NORMAL FAULT. THE NORTH HALF IS DOWNDROPPED 50M AND OCCURS 53 METERS DOWN THE SOUTH HALF IS 3 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 3000000 METRIC TONS ARE DRILLED OUT AND REPRESENT MEASURED ORE. 2.5 PERCENT COPPER IS OVERALL GRADE: CLOSE TO HALF OF THE DEPOSIT RUNS IN EXCESS OF 6.0 PERCENT COPPER
References
Reference (Deposit): BEARING ON THE GENESIS OF THE SMARTVILLE OPHIOLITE*IN
Reference (Deposit): MESOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES,
Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC COAST PALEOGEOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM NO. 2 SEPM APRIL 26,7
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING JOURNAL, V 318 N 8162, 2-28-92,P 150.
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT,JIM, 1978 EXPLORATION RESOURCES, RENO NEVADA:PERSONAL
Reference (Deposit): COMMUNICATION ON JULY 15 AND 28, 1978-*CONFIDENTIAL*
Reference (Deposit): JOSEY,W.,SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY ,TUSCON ARIZONA:PERSONAL COMM.
Reference (Deposit): ON JULY 28, 1978. *CONFIDENTIAL*
Reference (Deposit): MOTTER, JACK, EXPLORATION RESOURCES, RENO NEVADA; PERSONAL
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N, AND NOKLEBERG, W., 1976, PLATE TECTONIC AND STRUC
Reference (Deposit): RELATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN AND DEFORMATION OF THE WESTERN
Reference (Deposit): METAMORPHIC BELT ALONG THE MARGIN OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BATHOLITH:ABSTRACT GSA 72ND ANNYAL MEETING
Reference (Deposit): CORDILLERAN SECTION, APRIL 1976, VOL 8 NO. 3. P. 420
Reference (Deposit): XENOPHONTUS, C AND BOND, G.C., 1978, PETROLOGY, SEDIMENTATIO
Reference (Deposit): AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SMARTVILLE TERRANE (JURASSIC)
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