The Robinson District is a lead, gold, copper, zinc, and silver mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.2567, -114.99860
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Robinson District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Robinson District
Secondary: Liberty
Secondary: Tripp
Secondary: Ruth
Secondary: Emma
Secondary: Veteran
Secondary: Kimberly
Secondary: Ruth District
Secondary: Ely
Secondary: Kimberly District
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Rhenium
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Palladium
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: KIMBERLY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.
Info Year: 1969
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: PORPHYRY COPPER
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Discovery Year: 1867
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: SEVERAL ALTERATION STAGES
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 85, PART II, P. 37, 38, 66, 72, 68.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGI, 1994, MI-1993
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994
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.
