Nevada · Mineral County
Past Producer

Calavada Mine

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, STRINGERS
Ore controlOre Chute Lies Along Igneous Lmst. Contact. Limited Deposition Along Small Fractures In Lmst.
Materials
GangueCalcite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureComplex Reverse Faulting Trending Ne - Sw
AlterationSilicification Of Lmst., Seritization, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037604
MRDS IDM035621
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5877, -118.08956
References
CLARK, C.W., 1922 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA FE DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., UNIV. OF CALIF. PUB., VOL. 14 , NO.