The Yerington District is a copper mine located in Lyon 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
Yerington District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yerington District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: YERINGTON DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: CONTACT METASOMATIC
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1945
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BATHOLITH
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, FILES
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1918, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 114, 68 P.
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.
