Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Boyer Copper Deposit

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model17: Limassol Forest Co-Ni
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formAMYGDULE FILLINGS
Ore controlAmygdules, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockMafic Volcanic Rock
Associated rockMafic Volcanic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10045364
MRDS IDM233073
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97768, -117.94374
References
WILLDEN, R., AND SPEED, R.C., 19748 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV., NEV: NBMG BULL. 83.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1940, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL CO, NEV:U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7093.VANDERBURG, W.O.,(1940)