Description
G.F. Colton (Located As The Ixl Copper Mine Origenally)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlRegional Fracturing In Less Competent Rocks Around The Border Of The Quartz Monzonite Body.
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Wulfenite
GangueHemimorphite, Mottramite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureNormal Faults (Fault Horses Occur Within The Vein)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1898
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10046990
MRDS IDM242225
Alternate namesIxl Copper Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates35.46001, -114.92193
References
CALLAGHAM, E, 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DIST., CLARK CO., NEV., USGS BULL 906-D, P. 165-172.LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEVNEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 62, PQ. 201.RANSOME, R.L., 1907, PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG AND OTHE MINING DIST. INC SOUTHERN NEVADA, USGS BU.. 303, P.72.TINGLEY, J.V., 1983, FIELD OBSERVATION, NBMG, 4/27/83SCHILLING, J., 1962, NBMG REPORT 2.CALLAGHAM, E., 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DIST, CLARK CO., NEV., USGS BULL 906-D, P. 170-171.