Mine detail: Keystone Dumps

Previously called 'Mcgill Tailings'

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Location

Lat / long: 39.39854, -114.79646

Resource(B)

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Potassium, Lead, Gold

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MAS320330056
DEP10150398
Reference{Deposit:: Sutulov, A., 1978, Resources - world survey; in Sutulov, A., ed., International Molybdenum Encyclopedia 1778 - 1978, Volume 1: Resources and Production, Intermet Publications, Santiago, Chile, p. 310-324.}{Deposit:: Engineering And Mining Journal. This Month In Mining: Kennecott Will Recover Copper From Tailings Area. V. 181, No. 2, 1980, P. 48.}{Deposit:: Hose, R. K., M. C. Blake, And R. M. Smith. Geology And Mineral Resources Of White Pine County, Nevada. Nv Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 85, 1976, 105 Pp.}{Deposit:: Nevada Mining Association (Reno). Kennecott Starts Engineering To Recover Copper From Tails. Nv Min. Assoc. Bulletin, V. 3, No. 3-4, Mar.-Apr. 1979, P. 9.}{Deposit:: Nevada Mining Association (Reno). Kennecott Budgets $12-$15 Million For Recovery Of Tailings. Nv Min. Assoc. Bulletin, V. 3, No. 7, 1979, P. 11.}{Reserve-Resource:: Merica, J. Tailings Project Detailed Engineering Approved. Ely (Nv) Times, Mar. 20, 1979, P. 2.}
ReporterAnderson, Claire, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Koehler