Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlGranodiorite Contact, Dikes, Faults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Melaconite
GangueActinolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1928
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10045944
MRDS IDM233843
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.78047, -114.79839
References
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-AHOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.