Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Granite Mountain Cu-Mo Property

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
CopperMolybdenumSilverManganeseBarium-Barite
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Description

William A. Bowes, Inc.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver
TertiaryManganese, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationPervasive Potassium Metasomatism; Weak Propylitic Alteration; Pyrite-Sericite-Clay Alteration. The Potassium Metasomatism Affects An Area About 1.8 Km In One Direction.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10047377
MRDS IDM242666
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2330
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.29434, -117.7679
References
GARSIDE, L.J., 12 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.BOWES, W. A., KUTINA, JAN; FREDRIKSSON, KURT; GOLIGHTLY, D.W., 1982; GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL. 1, NO. 4, P402-439JUHAS, A.P., 1982, GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL. 1, NO.4., P.356-372.KUTINA, JAN AND BOWES, W. A., 1982; GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL. 1, NO. 4, P.336-354THURBER, J.E., 1982, PETROLOGY AND CUMO MINERALIZATION OF THE KENNEDY STOCK, EAST RANGE, PERSHING CO., NV; : MS. THESIS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS.USGS OFR 50-715, 1980.