Mine detail: Battle Mountain Complex

Previously called 'Battle Mountain GoldPheonixReonaFortitude Deposit DepletedSurpriseBattle Mountain Copper BasinCopper Canyon Tungsten DepositBattle Mountain MineCopper Canyon MineBattle Mountain-Copper CanyonBattle Mtn PropertyCopper Basin Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.5199, -117.12124

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Other material: Apatite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver
Discovery year: 1981

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Plant
First production started: 1985

Geology

References

MRDSWOO2904
MAS320150631
DEP10295443
Reference{Deposit:: AMERICAN IRON ORE ASSOCIATION. NEVADA GOLD, SILVER}{Deposit:: MILL EXPANDED BY DUVAL. V. 91, NO. 87, MAY 4, 1983,}{Deposit:: P. 6.}{Deposit:: BATCHELDER, J. N. A STUDY OF STABLE ISOTOPES AND}{Deposit:: FLUID INCLUSIONS AT COPPER CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.}{Deposit:: M.S. THESIS, CA STATE UNIV., SAN JOSE, CA, 1973, 92 PP.}{Deposit:: BATCHELDER, J. N. LIGHT STABLE ISOTOPE AND FLUID}{Deposit:: INCLUSION STUDY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT COPPER}{Deposit:: CANYON, NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL.,}{Deposit:: VOLUME 2. NO. 1, 1977, PP. 60-70.}{Deposit:: BATCHELDER, J. N., AND D. W. BLAKE. GEOCHEMICAL}{Deposit:: VARIATIONS IN THE COPPER CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS,}{Deposit:: LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON.}{Deposit:: GEOL., V. 70, NO. 7, 1975, P. 1318.}{Deposit:: BLAKE, D. W., AND E. L. KRETSCHMER. GOLD DEPOSITS AT}{Deposit:: COPPER CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND}{Deposit:: GEOL. REP. 36, 1983, PP. 3-10.}{Deposit:: BLAKE, D. W., E. L. KRETSCHMER, AND T. G. THEODORE.}{Deposit:: GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE COPPER CANYON DEPOSITS,}{Deposit:: LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY}{Deposit:: REPORT 32, 1978, PP. 45-48.}{Deposit:: BLAKE, D. W., T. G. THEODORE, J. N. BATCHELDER, AND}{Deposit:: E. L. KRETCHMER. STRUCTURAL RELATIONS OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AND}{Deposit:: MINERALIZATION IN THE BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT,}{Deposit:: LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. PAPER IN PAPERS ON MINERAL DEPOSITS}{Deposit:: OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGICAL}{Deposit:: REP. 33, 1979, PP. 878-889.}{Deposit:: BLAKE, D. W., T. G. THEODORE, AND E. L. KRETSCHMER.}{Deposit:: ALTERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SULFIDE MINERALIZATION AT}{Deposit:: COPPER CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AZ GEOL. SOC.}{Deposit:: DIGEST 11, 1978, PP. 67-78.}{Deposit:: CLEMENT, S. C. MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE}{Deposit:: COPPER CANYON QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY, BATTLE MOUNTAIN,}{Deposit:: NEVADA. PH.D. DISS., CORNELL UNIVERISTY ITHACA,}{Deposit:: NEW YORK 1964, 108 PP.}{Deposit:: CLISBY, H. NEVAD* PRECIOUS METALS PICTURE LOOKING}{Deposit:: BETTER ALL THE TIME. BIG SKY PAYDIRT (BISBEE, AZ),}{Deposit:: NO. 36, SEPT. 1983, PP. 21A- 25A.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. DUVAL CORP. V. 166,}{Deposit:: NO. 7, 1965, PP. 118-119.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NEWS BRIEFS/NEVADA -}{Deposit:: DUVAL CORP. V. 166, NO. 9, 1965, P. 186.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. DUVAL CORP. V. 167}{Deposit:: NO. 1, 1966, P. 128.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. THIS MONTH IN}{Deposit:: MINING: DUVAL EXPECTS FULL PRODUCTION AT NEVADA PROPERTY}{Deposit:: IN 1967. V. 167, NO. 7, 1966, P. 100.}{Deposit:: MINING: DUVAL GETS INDEPENDENT STUDY OF COPPER PROCESS.}{Deposit:: V. 173, NO. 5, 1972, P. 24.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. DUVAL AND CYPRUS}{Deposit:: TESTING FERRIC CHLORIDE LEACHES. V. 176, NO. 6, 1975,}{Deposit:: P. 134.}{Deposit:: GRACE, K. A. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1982.}{Deposit:: WORLD MIN. (YEARBOOK), V. 36, NO. 8, 1983, PP. 60-61.}{Deposit:: JACKSON, C. F., AND E. D. GARDNER. HOW DUVAL}{Deposit:: TRANFORMED ITS BATTLE MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES FROM COPPER TO}{Deposit:: GOLD PRODUCTION. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 183, NO. 10, 1982,}{Deposit:: PP. 95, 97, 99.}{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M. G. PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA. U.S.}{Deposit:: GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1356, 1973, 118 PP.}{Deposit:: LEWIS, A. LEACHING AND PRECIPITATION TECHNOLOGY FOR}{Deposit:: GOLD AND SILVER ORES. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 184,}{Deposit:: NO. 6, 1983, PP. 48-56.}{Deposit:: LINCOLN, F. C. MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL}{Deposit:: RESOURCES OF NEVADA. NV NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO,}{Deposit:: NV, 1923, 280 PP.}{Deposit:: LOWELL, J. D. TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOUTHWEST}{Deposit:: PORPHYRY EXPLORATION. WORLD MIN., V. 29, NO. 11, 1976,}{Deposit:: PP. 55-59.}{Deposit:: . GOLD AND SILVER CYANIDATION PLANT PRACTICE,}{Deposit:: V. II. AIME, 1981, 263 PP.}{Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING (NY). DUVAL CORP. U.S. AND}{Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINERAL NEWS BRIEFS. V. 35, NO. 7, 1983, P.}{Deposit:: 717.}{Deposit:: R, V. R. WILMARTH, AND E.NDON). MINING ACTIVITY IN THE}{Deposit:: WESTERN WORLD. TABLE C - MAJOR NEW PROJECTS AND EXPANSION}{Deposit:: PROGRAMMES. V. 136, NO. 6, 1977, PP. 487-501.}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE (LONDON). PROCESSING OF COPPER}{Deposit:: SULPHIDE ORES: FROTH FLOTATION REAGENTS - A REVIEW.}{Deposit:: V. 138, NO. 4, 1978, PP. 332-339.}{Deposit:: NASH, J. T., AND T. G. THEODORE. ORE FLUIDS IN THE}{Deposit:: PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT COPPER CANYON, NEVADA. ECON.}{Deposit:: GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL., V. 66, NO. 3, 1971,}{Deposit:: PP. 385-399.}{Deposit:: NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE}{Deposit:: OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, 1982, P. 28.}{Deposit:: NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). DUVAL CORPORATION}{Deposit:: DISCOVERY BOOSTS OPEN PIT GOLD RESERVES IN LANDER. NV}{Deposit:: MIN. ASSOC. BULL., V. 5, NO. 6, 1981, P. 8.}{Deposit:: NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). FORTITUDE}{Deposit:: GOLD-SILVER MINE BOOSTS DUVA* NEVADA PRODUCTION. NV MIN.}{Deposit:: ASSOC. BULL., V. 8, NO. 2, 1984, P. 9.}{Deposit:: PETERS, W. C. SOME GEOLOGICAL COMPARISONS - RECENT}{Deposit:: PORPHYRY COPPER DISCOVERIES. MIN. CONGR. J., V. 56,}{Deposit:: NO. 10, 1970, PP. 29-31.}{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. J. ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA. U.S.}{Deposit:: GEOL. SURV. GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-10, 1951, SCALE 1:62,500.}{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. J. STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE}{Deposit:: ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES,}{Deposit:: NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 459-A, 1964,}{Deposit:: PP. A1-A93.}{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. J., AND D. C. ARNOLD. 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NV}{Deposit:: BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 88, 1977, 106 PP.}{Deposit:: THEODORE, T. G., AND D. B. BLAKE. GEOLOGY AND}{Deposit:: GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE COPPER CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT}{Deposit:: AND SURROUNDING AREA, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL.}{Deposit:: SURV. PROF. PAPER 798-B, 1975, PP. B81-B86.}{Deposit:: . GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE WEST ORE BODY}{Deposit:: AND ASSOCIATED SKARNS, COPPER CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER}{Deposit:: DEPOSITS, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF.}{Deposit:: PAPER 798-C, 1978, 85 PP.}{Deposit:: THEODORE, T. G., AND J. T. NASH. SCIENTIFIC}{Deposit:: COMMUNICATION: GEOCHEMICAL AND FLUID ZONATION AT COPPER}{Deposit:: CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC.}{Deposit:: ECON. GEOL., V. 68, NO. 4, 1973, PP. 65-70.}{Deposit:: THEODORE, T. G., M. L. SILBERMAN, AND D. W. BLAKE.}{Deposit:: GEOCHEMISTRY AND POTASSIUM-ARGON AGES OF PLUTONIC ROCKS IN}{Deposit:: THE BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY,}{Deposit:: NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 798-A, 1973,}{Deposit:: PP. A1-A24.}{Deposit:: VAN DE BURGH, A.S., RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING}{Deposit:: DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. BUMINES}{Deposit:: IC 7043, 1939, P.22-25}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO). ESPERANZA AND ITHACA}{Deposit:: PEAK ORE GRADES, RESERVES, AND COSTS. V. 5, NO. 3, 1969,}{Deposit:: PP. 51-52.}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO). WHA* GOING ON IN}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; DUVAL CORPORATION,}{Deposit:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN PRODUCTION AND COSTS. V. 8, NO. 7, 1972,}{Deposit:: P. 41.}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO). SHORT TONS OF ORE}{Deposit:: MINED AND WASTE STRIPPED AT KEY UNITED STATES OPEN PIT}{Deposit:: MINES IN 1970, 1971, 1972, AND 1973. V. 27, NO. 7, 1974,}{Deposit:: PP. 198-199.}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) SHORT TONS OF ORE MINED}{Deposit:: AND WASTE STRIPPED AT KEY UNITED STATES OPEN PIT MINES IN}{Deposit:: 1973, 1974, 1975, AND 1976. TABLE IN 1976 REVIEW AND}{Deposit:: SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES UNDERGROUND, OPEN PIT MINES. V.}{Deposit:: 30, NO. 8, 1977, PP. 54-61.}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING (SAN FRANCISCO) WHA* GOING ON IN}{Deposit:: WORLD MINING - UNITED STATES: NEVADA; DUVAL DISCOVERS}{Deposit:: SILVER AND GOLD NEAR BATTLE MOUNTAIN. V. 35, NO. 1, 1982,}{Deposit:: P. 35.}{Deposit:: 1995/96 NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, PP. 5, 55.}{Production:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO, 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P 4.}{Reserve-Resource:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P 19.}{Reserve-Resource:: RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, U.S. MINES & MINING}{Reserve-Resource:: COMPANIES, PP. 230, 265.}{Reserve-Resource:: THE MINING RECORD, MARCH 15, 1995, VOL. 106, #11, P11.}{Reserve-Resource:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO. 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 5, 6.}{Reserve-Resource:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P 12.}{Reserve-Resource:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P 14.}{Reserve-Resource:: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO. 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P 4.}
ReporterBuckingham, David A.