Nevada · Lander County
Producer

Copper Canyon Placers

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Guy Davis

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET, CHANNELS
Ore controlMain Channel; Some Work On Benches
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel · Unknown
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1909-1911; 1920'S-1930'S; 1988-PRESENT (12/92)
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10044004
MRDS IDM231318
Alternate namesClaims: Annex, Big Nugget, Comet, Homestake, Guy Davis, Estes, Gold Grown, Oversite Oversight, Sunrise Fraction.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.53101, -117.13095
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B.JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, USGS BULL. 1356.BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO., 1988, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1987.BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO., 1990, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1989.1913-1938 FIGURES: JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, USGS BULL. 1356.1987-1989 FIGURES: BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO., 1990, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1989.