Deposit ID | 10125555 |
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MRDS ID | WOO29O4 |
MAS/MILS ID | 0320150780 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Battle Mountain |
Alternate or previous names | Copper Canyon Mine - Duval Corp., Copper Canyon Tungsten Deposit, Copper Basin Mine - Duval Corp., See Commets For Others |
Point of reference | Ore Body |
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Geographic coordinates: | -117.12485, 40.5399 (WGS84) |
Elevation | 2057 |
Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Lander |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 031 N | 043 E | 22 | NW | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Gold | Secondary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Molybdenum | Tertiary |
Silver | Secondary |
Tungsten | Tertiary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcocite | Unknown |
Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
Gold | Unknown |
Silver | Unknown |
Ore Body (1) | -117.12485, 40.5399 |
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Thickness | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Width | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operation type | Surface |
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Development status | Plant |
Commodity type | Metallic |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1961 |
Mining method | Bench (Berm) |
Year of first production | 1967 |
Plant type | Leach |
Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
District name | Battle Mountain District |
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Type of mineral rights | Patented |
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Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
Ownership category | Private |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Duval Corp.; Pennzoil United, Inc. |
Interest | 100 |
Home office | Arizona |
Year | 1972 |
Year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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Period | 1965-1966 | ||||||||||||||
Description | Preprod Waste Stripping Cu Can Sulphide (Canyon & Basin) Treated, .81% Cu Recovered | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Zn Recovered 8 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1974 |
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Description | Pb Recovered 8 |
Year | 1975 |
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Description | Cu Recovered From Ppts Unk |
Year | 1976 |
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Description | Sulphide (Canyon & Basin) Treated, ?%Cu 1557000 Mt/Yr |
Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Cu Recovered 7503 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Au Recovered 816000 G/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Ag Recovered 12095000 G/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Pb Recovered (62% Recovery) 14156 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Copper Precipitate Produced (For Oxide) 6048 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Cu Recovered Form Ppts 4446 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Sulphide (Canyon & Basin) Treated, ?%Cu 1114000 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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Description | Au 244000 Oz | ||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inferred | 23,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 46,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indicated | 23,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Measured | 23,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total resources | 69,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inferred | 12,600,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demonstrated | 25,200,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indicated | 12,600,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Measured | 12,600,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total resources | 37,800,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
Inferred | 59,874,000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
Total resources | 59,874,000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150780 | |
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | WOO29O4 | MAS references MRDS |
SEE MAIN PROPERTY FILE FOLDER, BATTLE MOLUNTAIN COMPLEX,
0320150631 FOR BIB LIST OF THIS MAS FILE.
SEE COMMENTS:
MAIN MAS/MILS PROPERTY FILE, 0320150631, FOR MORE BIB REF.
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 10-OCT-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |