Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault Acted As Channel For Ore-Bearing Solutions
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite · Leach Formation (Andesite)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite
StructureNe-Trending Fault, Dipping (30-40deg Se)
AlterationIntense;-Epidote, Garnet, Limonite; Oxidation Of Copper Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10045393
MRDS IDM233106
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92601, -118.16541
References
CONGDEN & CAREY, LTD, 1963, FINAL REPORT ON THE COPPER KETTLE PROSPECT, CHURCHILL CO., NV; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG; FILE 4, ITEM 1.STOTESBURY, H.W., 1917, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE "COPPER KETTLE" GROUP, LOVELOCK, NV; UNPUB. REPT. ON FILE AT NBMG, FILE4, ITEM 2.