Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Gold, Nickel
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Pyrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Rhyolite To Dacite Volcanics;Qtz. Monzonite Porphyry
Associated rockMonzonite,Diorite · Andesite To Dacite Tuff Breccia;Rhyolite Tuff,Siltstone, Lmst
StructureYerington Batholith, Reverse Faulting
Tectonic settingComplex Basin And Range Faulting
AlterationAlbitic, Sericitic, Propylitic, Weak Potassic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTHE EXACT AMOUNT IS NOT RECORDED. ( 1906 -1927)
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10037698
MRDS IDM035874
Alternate namesNBMG # 4408
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.95685, -119.27459
References
READ, T. R., 1912 , THE NEVADA DOUGLAS MINES, MING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS AUGUST 17 .KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DIST. NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 114 .EINAUDI, M. T., 1977 , PETROGENISIS OFTHE COPPER-BEARING SKARN AT THE MASON VALLEY MINE, YERINGTON, NEV., ECON. GEOL.VOL. 72 , NO. 5 .TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYON COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 7-11-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).MOORE,J.G.,1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES,NEVADA; NBMG BULL 75.KNOPF, A. 1918READ, T.R., 1912KNOPF F( 2 ) KNOPF, A. 1918