Description
Messrs. Warwick, English And 2 Others.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults, Alaskite Dike, Granodiorite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueAxinite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSilt,Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Chert
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10045969
MRDS IDM233871
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.77991, -114.787
References
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45SCHRADER, 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 497SMITH, R.M., (1976)