Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlBrecciated Zone Along Rhyolite-Shale Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Freibergite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Biotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureAmerican Basin Fault, 2 Nw Normal Faults (Post-Mineral); Pre-Mineral Fault Zones.
AlterationSilicification, Sericitization, Pyritization Of Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042515
MRDS IDM060331
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59239, -118.11875
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. V.50 NO.4MELBYE, C.E., 1956, PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE TEHAMA MINES, SANTA CLARA DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR COLORADO EXPLORATION CO.