Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES
Ore controlSeries Of Vertical Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Battle Formation; Harmony Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureAntler And Dewitt Thrust Faults, Ne-Trending Faults
AlterationStrong
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10044073
MRDS IDM231394
Alternate namesWestern Lock and Key Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.53323, -117.119
References
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.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-B.ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.