Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures, Intrusive Dikes & Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Granite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
AlterationSome Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10045978
MRDS IDM233882
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.75685, -114.81589
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 76-779.SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.