Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Formed By Replacement Along Faults, Fractures Or Shear Zones In The Diorite
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Jasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockLimestone · Cane Spring Formation
StructureFractures And Shear Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10044844
MRDS IDM232459
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.33268, -117.22706
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., N.B.M. BULL 88SCHRADER F.C. (1934) THE MCCOY MINING DISTRICT, LANDER. CO. NEV, USGS CIRC. 10BURGESS J.A. (1914) REPORT ON CAMP MCLOY, LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. DISTRICT FILE 157, ITEM 1NBMG, 1994, MI-1993STAGER, H.K., 1977 NBMG MI-1993