Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Minnie Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadArsenicZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures, Interstices In Basal Conglomerate Of Battle Formation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueActinolite, Chlorite, Clay, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Battle Formation
Associated rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone · Harmony Formation;Copper Canyon Granodiorite
StructureGolconda Thrust, N-S Trending Faults; Nw-Trending Faults
AlterationPrograde Skarn, Retrograde Skarn
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE-1942; 1978-1982
First production1942
Last production1982
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10044036
MRDS IDM231355
Alternate namesTomboy-Minnie Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.52546, -117.1165
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS BULL. 459-B.BLAKE, D.W., AND KRETSCHMER, E.L., 1980, GOLD DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON, LANDER CO, NEV.; ABSTRACT; AIME PRECIOUS METALS SYMPOSIUM, RENO, NEV.BLAKE, D.W., KRETSCHMER, E.L., AND THEODORE, T.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE COPPER CANYON DEPOSITS, LANDER CO, NEV; IN GUIDEBOOK TO MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 32, P.45-48.STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL, BULL. 88.VANDERBURG, 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7043.JACKSON, D., 1982, HOW DUVAL TRANSFORMED ITS BATTLE MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES FROM COPPER TO GOLD, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 183, NO. 10, P. 95-99.THEODORE, T. G., HOWE, S. S., BLAKE, D. W., AND WOTRUBA, P. R., 1986, GEOCHEMICAL AND FLUID ZONATION IN THE SKARN ENVIRONMENT AT THE TOMBOY-MINNIE GOLD DEPOSITS, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, VOL. 25, P. 99-128.THEODORE, T. G., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COPPER CANYON AREA, BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 71-282.THEODORE, T. G., HOWE, S. S., AND BLAKE, D. W., 1990, THE TOMBOY-MINNIE GOLD DEPOSITS AT COPPER CANYON, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS BULL. 1857E, P. E43-E55.1978-1982 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: THEODORE, T. G., HOWE, S. S., BLAKE, D. W., AND WOTRUBA, P. R., 1986, GEOCHEMICAL AND FLUID ZONATION IN THE SKARN ENVIRONMENT AT THE TOMBOY-MINNIE GOLD DEPOSITS, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, VOL. 25, P. 99-128.