Description
Harold P. Newman Of Ione
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAlong East-West Shear Zones. Shear Zones Are A Few Feet Wide.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Pablo Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDominant Fault Strikes Ne, Dips Se, Along A Bedding Plane With Several Inches Of Gouge.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10044422
MRDS IDM231838
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.91686, -117.584
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 198-199SILBERLING, N.J., 1959, PRE-TERT. STRAT. AND UPPER TRIASSIC PALES. OF THE UNION DISTRICT: USGS PP 322, PLATE 10.BAKER, ART III, 1966, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON COPPER KING PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 258, ITEM 2.