Description
Copper Canyon Mining Company
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiarySulfur, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Gulch And West Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Conglomerate · Battle Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureThrust Fault At Depth, Virgin & Mill Faults, N-S, Dip 65 W; Other Faults. The West Fault, Trends Nw And Forms The Nw Boundary Of The Hornfels Orebody As This Fault Contains Primary Sulfides, It May Have Been The Channel For Mineralizing Fluids Which Formed The Hornfels Orebody
AlterationPropylitic, Pyritic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10044030
MRDS IDM231348
Alternate namesCopper Canyon Mine Lead-Zinc Orebody:Hornfels Orebody
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.53101, -117.13956
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-BTRENGROVE, R.R., 1951, INVESTIGATION OF COPPER CANYON LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT, LANDER CO NEVADA: U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 4774