Canyon Claims

The Canyon Claims is a copper and iron 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: Canyon Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Iron

Lat, Long: 38.62056, -118.34444

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Canyon Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Canyon Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3642


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Vein Is Highly Oxidized, Iron-Stained And Contains Lenses Of Gossan.


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): SIMILAR OCCURRENCES COVER ABOUT A HALF MILE SQUARE.

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: OLD WORKINGS WITH PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, AND PROSPECTS.

Comment (Deposit): THE ROAD EAST OF PAYMASTER CANYON IS WASHED OUT AND PAYMASTER CANYON IS WASHED TO THE NORTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): CANYON CLAIMS, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY,QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE #3642 VISIT, 5/5/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)


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.