Burris

The Burris is a copper and silver mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Burris

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure

Type: L
Description: Mullen Pass Ne Structure

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adv. Argillic, Sericitic

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Diaspore

Comments

Comment (Workings): VEIN IS PART OF THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM PRESENT AT THE JONES-KINCAID AND FRANCO-AMERICAN MINES. VEIN CONSISTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET OF BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED, SERICITIZED ASH FLOW TUFF. STRINGERS AND PODS OF ENARGITE AND DISSEMINATED ENARGITE AND PYRITE OCCUR IN THE VEIN SMALL PODS OF RELATIVELY MASSIVE ENARGITE HAVE BEEN SELECTIVELY MINED.

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., GEOL & MIN DEP. WASHOE-STOREY CO, NEV., NBMG BULL 70, 1969

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, A.B., GEOL. & MIN DEP, PYRAMID DIST. S. WASHOE CO, NEV UNPUBLISHED PHD. DISSERT., M.S.M., UNR, 1975

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.