Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLimestone-Granite Contact And Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning
Associated rockGranite
AlterationSilicification; Garnetization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Identification
Deposit ID10045471
MRDS IDM233218
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.51214, -118.10234
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58HILL, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA; USGS BULL. 594CLARK, 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SANTA FE DISTRICT, NEVADA; UNIV. CALIF. BULL. DEPT. GEOL. SCI., V. 14, NO. 1ROSS, D. C., 1961, TALBE 6.6