Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902 - 1913
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10031051
MRDS IDM009622
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.3441, -120.06431
References
BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 67 - 69 , P. 230 .ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 269 .BOWEN, AND CLIFFTON, 1957 , P. 68 (SEE REF.)