Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model17: Limassol Forest Co-Ni
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSheared Contact Zone Between Gabbro And 'Arenite'.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnnabergite
GangueAlbite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Andesite,Granite
Associated rockGabbro,Andesite,Granite · Humboldt Gabbroic Complex
StructureRegional Folding With Fold Axes Plunging West And Northwest., N-Trending Normal Fault.
AlterationAlbitization; Silicification; Alteration Of Primary Ore Minerals To Chloanthite And Annabergite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1882-1890; 1904-1907
First production1882
Last production1907
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10067838
MRDS IDW000701
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.99657, -117.91318
References
FERGUSON, H.G., 1939, UNIV. NEVADA, RENO, BULL. 33, NO. 5.RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS BULL 414WILLDEN,R. AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.: NBMG BULL 83VANDERBURG, W.O., 1940, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL CO., NEV: USBM I.C. 7093.VANDERBURG, W.O. (1940); FERGUSON, H.G.,(1939).