Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Copper Queen #4 Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
CopperGoldSilverLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zones, Sheared Areas
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Harmony Formation;Harmony Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureNe-Trending Faults
AlterationPyritic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1927
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10044008
MRDS IDM231323
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62157, -117.05427
References
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-BROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965