The Ely District (Robinson) is a copper mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Ely District (Robinson) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ely District (Robinson)
Secondary: Liberty Pit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: ELY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: KENNECOTT COPPER CO.
Owner Name: KENNECOTT COPPER CO.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: GOSSAN, BEDDED DEPOSITS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1868
Discovery Year: 1868
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BLOCK FAULTING, N-S BASIN RANGE FAULTS; N 15 DEG W ANTICLINAL ARCH OR IRREGULAR DOME
Type: L
Description: COMPLEX FAULTING; E-W ZONE OF INTRUSION ORE BODIES AT LIMESTONE - PORPHYRY CONTACTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION TO 1200 FT.
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: CONTACT, HYDROTHERMAL
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SPENCER, A. C., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEV.: US GEOL PROF. PAPER 96, 189P.
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, MH, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES,: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 199-200
Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1870-71, 72, 73, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN STATES AND TERRITORIES W. OF ROCKY MTS., 1873-P. 169-171
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, AC, 1904, ROBINSON MINING DIST.,: CALIF. U. DEPT OF GEOL. BULL. V 4 P. 287-357.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, FC, 1922, MINING DIST. AND MIN. RES. NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. P. 245-251
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.
