Description
An Official Of The Southern Pacific R.R. Co.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntrusive Veins, Fractures, Granodiorite Contact
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10046028
MRDS IDM233935
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.70685, -114.75756
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 RECOMM. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.SCHRADER, F.C., (1912), (1935)