Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, Silver
SecondaryPlatinum, Cobalt, Palladium
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Gold, Ruthenium, Osmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, PODS AND LENTICULAR MASES IN AMPHIBOLITE DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Erythrite, Garnierite, Magnetite, Malachite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Polydymite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueLimonite, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
StructureKey West Thrust, A Fault Lies At A Depth Of 450 Ft At Key West, Numerous Small Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationPeridotite Altered To Hornblende And Biotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1908-1935
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10038079
MRDS IDM045355
Alternate namesCopper King District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.61805, -114.16692
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. 63-74.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.LONGWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E.H., BOWYER, BEN, AND ROBERTS, R.J., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 62, P. 179.BOW, C.S., AND LOUCKS, R.R., 1991, THE KEY WEST MINE: A PROTEROZOIC MAGMATIC/HYDROTHERMAL NI-CU-PGE DEPOSIT IN NEVADA [ABS.]: PACIFIC NORTHWEST METALS & MINERALS CONFERENCE ABSTRACTSLONGWELL AND OTHERS, 1965,C. BOW, WRITTEN COMMUN. TO M.L. ZIENTEK, 1991