Nevada · Washoe County
Occurrence
Nevada Central Mine
Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Copper
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBrecciation In Gd. Porphry Intrusion
Materials
GangueGypsum, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Metavolcanic Rock,Andesite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
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References
BONHAM, HF, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969OVERTON, TD, MIN RES DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE COS', NEV, NBMG BULL 46, 1947HILL, JM, USGS BULL 594, 1915
Identification
Deposit ID10043872
MRDS IDM231164
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.56045, -119.91434
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.