Mine detail: Malachite Mine

Previously called 'Yerington - Malachite Copper Company'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.94491, -119.22154

Resource(B)

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold
Ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Associated rock:Yerington Batholith
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Yerington Batholith
Tectonic:Complex Basin And Range Faulting

References

MRDSM035868
DEP10037695
Reference{Deposit:: KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 114 .}{Deposit:: MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75 .}{Deposit:: EINAND, M. T., 1977 , PETROGENISIS OF THE COPPER - BEARING SKARN AT THE MASON VALLEY MINE, YERINGTON DIST. NEV., ECON. GEOL. VOL. 72 , NO. 5 .}{Deposit:: 1907 RECON MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS}{Deposit:: 1910 RECON RANSOME, F. L., MINING AND SCI. PRESS}{Deposit:: 1918 GEOLMAP KNOPF, A., PROF. PAPER NO. 114}{Deposit:: 1969 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75}{Production:: F (2)}
ReporterFiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.)