Copper Prize Mine

The Copper Prize Mine is a copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,151 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Prize Mine
Secondary: Copper Pick Mine
Secondary: Mesa Copper

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mesa Copper Co.,
Years: 1968 -

Owner Name: Mesa Copper Co.
Years: 1968 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BEDS

Form: BEDS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne-Tranding Faults Dip Se And Nw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching, Argillization

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Production): LESS THAN $5,000 WAS PRODUCED.

Comment (Development): 7 LCAIMS WHICH ARE REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOOD-GRADE COOPER ORE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED ADN ENLARGED BY MESA COPPER CO. PRIOR TO 1968

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONES, REPLACEMENT, MASSIVE SULFIDE.

Comment (Deposit): THE SEVEN CLAIMS ARE DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS, 2 SHAFTS AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. THE SHAFTS HAVE REPORTEDLY YIELDED A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOOD-GRADE COPPER ORE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED AND ENLARGED BY MESA COPPER PRIOR TO 1968 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS

Comment (Location): 1/2 MILE S. OF ELEPHANT HEAD

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B

Reference (Deposit): SAYERS, R.W., TIPPETT, M.C., AND FIELDS, E.D.,1968, THE ORE DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON AND COPPER BASIN LANDER CO, NEV; TALK DELIVERED AT AIME ANNUAL MEETING IN N.Y.C.

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARONOLD, D.C., 1965

Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88

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.