Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSkarn Cu
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlN Striking Fissure Systems
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
GangueDiopside, Garnet, Magnetite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Torroweap Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Undiff Diorite
StructureBasin And Range Structures, Local Normal Faults
Tectonic settingPaleozoic Miogeosyncline
AlterationSkarn Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1960
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10011266
MRDS IDD005833
Alternate namesOK Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.45302, -113.06941
References
WHELAN, J A, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCKY RANGE: UGMS; IN PRESSMDA-Western States Engineering, 1998 OK Mine Profect Feasibility Study, Vol. 1 Nevada Star Resource Corp. private report, Dec. 1998EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY