Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Lead, Arsenic, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCONTACT
Ore controlW And Cu Minerals Occur Along One Of Many Thrust Faults Along And Near A Contact Between Limestone And Underlying Tuff
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock,Limestone,Tuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
Associated rockDiorite
StructureThese Rocks Are On The North Limb Of An Anticline Which Has Been Overturned By A Thrust Fault., Normal Faults Dating Tertiary To Recent Displace All Rks. Including Mineralized Thrust Fault Contacts
Tectonic settingThere Are Adjustment Faults Parallel To The Limestone And Felsite.
AlterationSmall Pods Of Skarn Occur In The Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1953
Identification
Deposit ID10037441
MRDS IDM035226
Alternate namesWindup Claim Nbmg # 3610
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4877, -118.23123
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58USGS, DMEA REPORT (CONF.)TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5-1-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES).JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T. 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM.DMEA (CONF.)DMEA REPORT, 1955 (CONF.)