Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, IRREGULAR
Ore controlOre In Silicate Zone Developed In Lmst. Near Granitic Contact Or Assoc. With Faults
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureVolcano Peak Normal Fault Strikes N 40 W And Dips Sw - Mineralized; Champion Normal Fault Strikes E-W And Dips South - No Valuable Ore Has Been Found In Footwall Of This Fault
AlterationThe Orebodies Are Largely Copper Carbonates And Oxides. They Appear As Pods Or Irreg. Masses In The Shear Zone.Silicification Also.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037586
MRDS IDM035573
Alternate namesNBMG # 3551 # 3552
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.51159, -118.10317
References
CLARK, CLIFTON, W., 1922 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA FE DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., UNIV OF CAL. PRESS, VOL. 14 , NO. 1COUCH, CARPENTER, 1943 , NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION ( 1859 - 1940 ), UNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 27 , NO. 4TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-9-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES).COUCH AND CARPENTER F ( 2 )