Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver, Gemstone
SecondaryLead
TertiaryMolybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFracturing Of Granodiorite; Igneous Contact With Limestone; Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Iron, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Wulfenite
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Pogonip Group
Associated rockDiorite · Climax Stock
StructurePost-Ore Faulting Has "Smeared" Some Scheelite
AlterationArgillic, Chloritic, Silicic Alteration Of Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10046754
MRDS IDM241959
Alternate namesOak Spring Area
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.2444, -116.07587
References
QUADE, J. AND BENTZ, J., 1982-83, FIELD EXAMINATION.HOUSER, F. AND POOLE, F., PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE CLIMAX STOCK, 1960.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADABALL, S.H., 1906, USGS BULL 285.LINCOLN, 1923