Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone,Porphyry Dike Forms Footwall Of The Ore Body
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcopyrite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureFaulting
AlterationArgillization, Sericitization (Large Amount )
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037686
MRDS IDM035857
Alternate namesNBMG # 4239
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.98297, -119.0907
References
RANSOME, F. L., MARCH 5 , 1910 , YERINGTON COPPER DISTRICT, MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS.MOORE, J. G., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75 .KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 114 .TELLURIDE CLAIMS, YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYONS COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-26-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).