Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR PENCILS OR POD - SHAPED SHOOTS
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockLatite
StructureQuartzite (S 25 - 30 W, 20 - 35 Nw)
AlterationSecondary Enrichment Reaches To A Depth Of 800 Ft.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020871
MRDS IDDC14192
Alternate namesFortune
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.528, -112.12969
References
USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 311USGS MIN. RES. 1917-1923. AND USBM MIN. RES. 1924ZALINSKI, E. R., 1908 , ORE OCCURRENCES AT FORTUNA MINE: ENG. & MIN. JOUR VOL. 86 , P. 1191 - 95CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965