Deposit ID | 60001650 |
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MRDS ID | W002893 |
Record type | District |
Current site name | Ely District (Robinson) |
Alternate or previous names | Liberty Pit |
Geographic coordinates: | -114.99587, 39.25684 (WGS84) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | White Pine |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Gold | Secondary |
Platinum | Tertiary |
Palladium | Tertiary |
Nickel | Tertiary |
Model code | 58 |
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USGS model code | 18a |
Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu, skarn-related |
Mark3 model number | 9 |
(1) | -114.99587, 39.25684 |
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Type | Description | Terms |
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Local | COMPLEX FAULTING; E-W ZONE OF INTRUSION ORE BODIES AT LIMESTONE - PORPHYRY CONTACTS | |
Regional | BLOCK FAULTING, N-S BASIN RANGE FAULTS; N 15 DEG W ANTICLINAL ARCH OR IRREGULAR DOME |
Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Discovery year | 1868 |
Discoverer | Thomas Robinson And Others |
Year of first production | 1868 |
District name | ELY DISTRICT |
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Type | Owner |
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Owner | KENNECOTT COPPER CO. |
Type | Operator |
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Owner | KENNECOTT COPPER CO. |
SPENCER, A. C., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEV.: US GEOL PROF. PAPER 96, 189P.
KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, MH, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES,: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 199-200
RAYMOND, R. W., 1870-71, 72, 73, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN STATES AND TERRITORIES W. OF ROCKY MTS., 1873-P. 169-171
LAWSON, AC, 1904, ROBINSON MINING DIST.,: CALIF. U. DEPT OF GEOL. BULL. V 4 P. 287-357.
LINCOLN, FC, 1922, MINING DIST. AND MIN. RES. NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. P. 245-251