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Chase mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 36' 33'' North , 117° 2' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.60939,-117.03916
GeoHash:
G#: 9rhz08wwy
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Battle Mountain3,635 (2011)9.6km
Crescent Valley392 (2011)44.6km
Golconda214 (2011)53.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
60158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60158:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 29 T32N R44E. Copper
Structure: Dewitt Thrust Fault Chase Fault

Deposit: Near-surface carbonate ore; chalcocite ore in fault zone. Workings consist of an inclined shaft with workings on 130 and 185-ft levels; area is now encompassed by duval's copper basin open pit operations. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Development: Some production 1918-1923, 1937, 1948. Area is now encompassed by duval's copper basin open pit mine.

Geology: Near-surface ore is copper carbonate, giving way to chalcocite at depth. (ore is in fault zone)

Rock formation(s): Harmony Formation


Ore(s): Fault Zone

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S

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SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CopperCu

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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.
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