Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryNickel, Cobalt, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, PODS, LENTICULAR MASSES IN AMPHIBOLITE DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Erythrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pentlandite, Polydymite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
StructureKey West Thrust, Numerous Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationPeridotite Altered To Hornblende And Biotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10038078
MRDS IDM045354
Alternate namesCopper King District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.62555, -114.14775
References
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1910, PLATINUM IN SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1909: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 430, P. 192-199.BEAL, L. H., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BUNKERVILLE MINING DISTRICT, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 63, P. 61-63.NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE DATA, FILE NO. 23,ITEM NOS. 2 AND 3.NEEDHAM, A.B., SOULE, J.H., AND TRENGOVE, R.R., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF THE GREAT EASTERN NICKEL DEPOSIT, CLARK COUNTY, NEV.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4679, 5 P.CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 46-47.