New York Canyon/Longshot Ridge Project

Mineral County, Nevada, United States

Copper Iron Tungsten

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Commodities

PrimaryCopper

SecondaryIron, Tungsten

Deposit

Deposit typePorphyry Cu-skarn related

Model53: Porphyry Cu58: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related

Deposit sizeSmall

Orebody formirregular, lenses

Materials

Ore mineralsMalachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Scheelite

GangueGarnet, Epidote

Geology

Host rockSiltstone,Limestone,Dolomite · "Luning Formation", "Gabbs and Sunrise Formations"

Associated rockMonzonite,Granite

Alterationoxidized ore minerals

Economic & production

Development statusProspect

Production years1906-1929

First production1906

Last production1929

Discovery year1875

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References

Hill, J. M., 1915 , Some Mining Districts in NE California and NW Nevada, USGS Bull. 594.Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.Sept. 1, 2006 press release, Canyon Copper Corp.Ross, D. C., 1961, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Mineral County, Nevada; NBMG Bull. 58Reeves, Shawe, Kral, 1958, Iron Ore Deposits of West-Central Nevada; NBMG Bull. 53-BJohnson, A. C., and Benson, W. T., 1963, Tungsten Resources of Nevada; USBM Report.Clark, C. W., 1922 , Geology and Ore Deposits of the Santa Fe District, Mineral Co, Nev., Univ. of Calif. Pub., vol. 14 , no. 1.Stanley W. Stearns, 1982, Disseminated epithermal precious metals in the Santa Fe district, Mineral County, Nevada. MS thesis, Stanford Univ.Copper Canon Corp Form 10-K 2009

Identification

Deposit ID10310559

MRDS IDM035576

Alternate namesTurk patented claim, Champion patented claim, Wall Street patented claim, Copper Butte patented claim, Iron Gate patented claim, Velvet patented claim, Saddle patented claim, Mayflower patented claim, Vacation patented claim, Longshot Ridge Prospect, Copper Queen

RegionNA

Data scoreA

Coordinates38.50798, -118.09705