Ely District (Robinson)

The Ely District (Robinson) is a copper 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

Name: Ely District (Robinson)  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.2569, -114.99500

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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

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Materials

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Comments

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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

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.