Commodities
PrimarySilver, Palladium, Copper
SecondaryPlatinum, Gold, Nickel, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formELONGATE POD
Ore controlSulfide Melt Caught In Structual Trap In Dike And Contact-Possible Remobilization Of Gold During Hydro. Alteration-Pt Not Moved As Much As Au
Materials
Ore mineralsBravoite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Ilmenite, Malachite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tetrahedrite
GangueChlorite, Sericite
Geology
Associated rockHornblendite
StructureFaulting Post Dike
AlterationLow Grade Metamorphism, Dike Hydrothermally Altered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10037860
MRDS IDM045053
Alternate namesWalhalla Copper Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-37.93059, 146.39936
References
MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 72KEAYS, R.R., AND KIRKLAND, M.C., 1972, ECON. GEOL., V. 67, P. 1263-1275EDWARDS, A.B., ANDERSON, J.S, HART, J.G., 1942, AUST. INST. MINING METALLURGY PROC., NO. 125, P. 61-69IMP. INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS, P. 78IMP. INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, P. 78; KEAYS AND KIRKLAND, 1972, P. 1264