Copper Head

The Copper Head is a tungsten mine located in Mineral 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: Copper Head  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.54611, -118.07667

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Copper Head

Copper Head MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Head


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe 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: F. A. Notterman


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: 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

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ESTIMATED

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE WITH COPPER STAINING

Comment (Workings): ADIT MORE THAN 300 FEET LONG.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, ARTHUR, 1965, UNPUBLISHED REPORT


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.