Mine detail: Ely District (Robinson)

Previously called 'Liberty Pit'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.25684, -114.99587

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Nickel, Palladium, Platinum
Discovery year:	1868

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	GOSSAN, BEDDED DEPOSITS
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1868

Geology

Structure:	COMPLEX FAULTING; E-W ZONE OF INTRUSION ORE BODIES AT LIMESTONE - PORPHYRY CONTACTS, BLOCK FAULTING, N-S BASIN RANGE FAULTS; N 15 DEG W ANTICLINAL ARCH OR IRREGULAR DOME
Alteration processes:	CONTACT, HYDROTHERMAL, OXIDATION TO 1200 FT.

References

MRDS	W002893
DEP	60001650
Reference	{Deposit:: SPENCER, A. C., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEV.: US GEOL PROF. PAPER 96, 189P.}{Deposit:: KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, MH, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES,: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 199-200}{Deposit:: RAYMOND, R. W., 1870-71, 72, 73, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN STATES AND TERRITORIES W. OF ROCKY MTS., 1873-P. 169-171}{Deposit:: LAWSON, AC, 1904, ROBINSON MINING DIST.,: CALIF. U. DEPT OF GEOL. BULL. V 4 P. 287-357.}{Deposit:: LINCOLN, FC, 1922, MINING DIST. AND MIN. RES. NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. P. 245-251}