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Carissa Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Iron
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043996
MRDS ID M231311
Record type Site
Current site name Carissa Mine
Alternate or previous names Pedro, Copper Canyon Mining Co

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.03177, 40.61434 (WGS84)
Elevation 1692
Relative position 7 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 044E 28,29 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1800 FT. N. OF SWEET MARIE MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Tungsten Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Therma & Hydro Thermal

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 64
USGS model code 18f
Deposit model name Skarn Au
Mark3 model number 82

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Harmony Formatio(;Battle Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formatio(;Battle Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.03177, 40.61434
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Elvira Fault, J.D. Fault; Pebble Dike

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 4.57M
    Width 18.29M
    Length 45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Lithology

Comments on the geologic information

  • MOST GOLD ORE CAME FROM GLORY HOLE WHERE ORE WAS STOPED DOWN DIP IN HORNFELS FOR 150 FT., 60 FT, WIDE, 4-15 FT THICK

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1930
Year of first production <1930

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION, 1936-1954, WAS 9104 TONS ORE, AVERAGING 0.499 OZ/TON AU, 2.5 OZ/TON AG; 2.96% CU; WITH A TOTAL COMBINED VALUE OF $194,060

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • STOPES, GLORY HOLE

Comments on development

  • SMALL AMOUNT OXIDIZED ORE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1930, BUT MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS FROM 1936 WHEN H. DOLEZAL AND E. JOHNSON DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE IN AN OPEN CUT. MINE WAS 2ND IN PRODUCTION OF THE COPPER BASIN MINES PRIOR TO DUVAL'S OPEN PIT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231311

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88

  • 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.

  • Production

    STEWART, MCKEE & STAGER, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 115 CARS ORE SHIPPED FROM APR 1936 TO APR 1938. A SMALL AMOUNT OXIDIZED ORE WAS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1930, BUT MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS FROM 1936 WHEN H. DOLEZAL AND E. JOHNSON DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE IN AN OPEN CUT. CARISSA MINE WAS 2ND IN PRODUCTION OF THE COPPER BASIN MINES PRIOR TO DUVAL'S OPEN PIT, WHICH NOW ENCOMPASSES CARISSA CLAIMS. IN 1950'S WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A GLORY HOLE, HAULAGE WAYS AND LEVEL WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology