Copper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain District, Lander Co., Nevada, USA

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Sec 27 T31N R43E.

Porphyry copper deposit.

References

- Theodore, T.G., Blake, D.W., and Banks, N.G. (1978): Geology and geochemistry of the West Ore Body and associated skarns, Copper Canyon porphyry copper deposits, Lander County, Nevada, with a section on electron microprobe analyses of andradite and diopside. USGS Prof. Paper 798-C.
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2005): Porphyry Copper Deposits of the World: Database, Map, and Grade and Tonnage Models. USGS Open-File Report 05-1060.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Actinolite 'Allanite' Andradite Anorthite Arsenopyrite Azurite Baryte Biotite Bornite Boulangerite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group'

Chrysocolla 'Clay' Copper Covellite Cubanite ? Cuprite Diopside Epidote Fluorapatite Galena 'Garnet' Gold Halite Hematite Limonite

Magnetite Malachite Marcasite Molybdenite Muscovite var: Sericite Orpiment Orthoclase Phlogopite Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz var: Chert Realgar Sanidine

Scheelite Schorl Siderite Sphalerite Sylvite Titanite 'Tourmaline' Tremolite Uvite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Wulfenite Zircon

72 entries listed. 50 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA Nevada Lander Co. Battle Mountain District Copper Canyon mine East Copper pit Northeast Extension pit West orebody