Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryIron, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES
Ore controlShear Zone; Parallel Fractures; Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Andesite · Happy Creek Volcanic Series
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSilicification, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10045037
MRDS IDM232689
Alternate namesPatterson Property, Cove Meadow Deposit, Ne Plus Ultra Claims Patented, NBMG Sample Site 2442
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.56404, -118.80795
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. 59.TRENGROVE, R.R., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF THE COVE MEADOW COPPER DEPOSIT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM REPORT OF INV. 4694.JONES, R.B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.