Description
Owned In Early Days (1872-1876) By A. J. Ralston Co.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureFaults
AlterationSilicstion, Silication
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10045584
MRDS IDM233354
Alternate namesKey Vein/Tunnel, Aladdin Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.51602, -116.01341
References
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74RAYMOND, R. W., 187 5, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR 1874SMITH, R. M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56SMITH, R. M., (1976)