Nevada · Lander County
Occurrence
Pay Day
Lander County, Nevada, United States
Iron
Copper
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Commodities
Tertiary
Iron, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Proximity To Intrusive Contact
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Cane Spring Formation
Associated rock
Diorite
Alteration
Limestone Converted To Calc-Silicate Skarn
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10044855
MRDS ID
M232471
Alternate names
Iron Ore, Meck, Turpin
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.32268, -117.22705
References
SCHRDER F.C. (1934) THE MCCOY MINING DISTRICT. LANDER CO. NEV., USGS CIRC 10MCKEE E.H. & STEWART J. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MCKOY QUADRANGLE, USGS OPEN-FILE MAP