Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryUranium, Molybdenum
TertiaryCopper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLimestone-Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pitchblende, Powellite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Marble
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite
AlterationSkarn-Tactite (Silication)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10045139
MRDS IDM232807
Alternate namesGarnet, Oxbow, Tennessee Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.7899, -115.67648
References
SMITH, R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO, NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTNBM BULL., STAGER,H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)