Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlCarbonates In Proximity To Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marmatite, Pyrrhotite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Garnet, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Garden Valley Limestone
Associated rockRhyolite · Mt Hope Rhyolite Dome;Garden Valley Limestone
StructureMt. Hope Rhyolite Dome
AlterationSkarn Development, Tactite-Hornfels
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10044732
MRDS IDM232308
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.78742, -116.15897
References
ROBERTS, R. J., ET AL(1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64MATSON, E. J. (1946) EXPLORATION OF THE MOUNT HOPE MINE, EUREKA CO. NEV., U.S. BUREAU OF MINE R. I. 3928U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 132, REF. NO. 3201100037, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 79.004VANDERBURG, W. O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO., USBM INF. CIR. 7022ROBERTS, R. J., ET AL, (1967)