Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures, Granodiorite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Copper
Geology
Host rockSilt,Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Chert
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10045989
MRDS IDM233892
Alternate namesKit Carson, Alabama
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.80408, -114.60728
References
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.HOPE, 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 COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.SMITH, R.M., (1976)