Mining economics of copper-zinc deposits in the Foothill copper belt of the Sierra Nevada in California

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Carroll, James C.

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1971

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mining , economics , copper , cut-and-fill , underground mining , Amador County , Calaveras County , zinc , economic geology , exploration , ore deposit , Foothill Copper Belt , Mackay Science Project

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Cut-and-fill mining of a 400,000 ton deposit is proposed for the Foothill Copper Belt. It is 90 percent certain that a rate of return of at least 20 percent can be earned.

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University of Nevada, Reno

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