Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Granitic Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10045470
MRDS IDM233217
Alternate namesAmerican Copper Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.51409, -118.079
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6941HILL, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA; USGS BULL 594CLARK, 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SANTA FE DISTRICT, NEVADA; CALIF. UNIV. DEPT. GEOL. SCI. BULL. V. 14, NO. 1ROSS, D. C., 1961, TABLE 6.6