Description
W.A. Bowes Inc.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlIntersection Of Deep-Seated Fracture Zones Trending N-S, E-W, Nw-Se, And Ne-Sw
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
GangueClay, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureMajor Structural Boundary In Upper Mantle Extending E-W
Tectonic settingNevada Basin And Range Province
AlterationPervasive Potassium Metasomatism; Weak Propylitic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10047378
MRDS IDM242667
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2332
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.29546, -117.77846
References
BOWES, W.A.; KUTINA, JAN; FREDRIKSSON, KURT; GOLIGHTLY, D.W., 1982: GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL. 1, NO. 4. P. 402-439.JUMAS, A.P., 1982; GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY, VOL. 1, NO. 4, P. 356-372.THURBER, J.E., 1982, PETROLOGY AND CU-MO MINMERALIZATION OF THE KENNEDY STOCK, EASTRANGE, PERSHING CO., NV: M.S. THESIS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS.GARSIDE, L.J., 13 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.USGS, 1980, USGS OFR 80-715.