Copper Chief Mine

The Copper Chief Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,480 feet.

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 Chief Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Copper

Lat, Long: 38.4725, -117.98361

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Copper Chief Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Chief Mine
Secondary: Christine Claims


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Noble, C. F. And Cornelius, L. E.
Home Office: Mina, Nevada
Years: 1961 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Gabbs Valley Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Cu


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ABUNDANT BULLDOZER SCRAPINGS AND SEVERAL SMALL INCLINES AND ADITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58, TABLE 6.6.

Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)


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.