Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear - Brecciated Zone In Porphyry
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
AlterationKaolinization, Pyritization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10028629
MRDS IDM005719
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.91491, -120.72879
References
CLARK, W. B. AND LYDON, P. A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERALS RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COUNTY REPT. 2 ; CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 32 .HEYL, G. R., 1948 , ZINC - COPPER MINES OF THE QUAIL HILL AREA, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 125 - 126 .