Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Iron, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDiorite Dikes; Emplacement Probably Controlled By Shear Zones In The Diorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnatase, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Leach Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Humboldt Gabbroic Complex
StructureRange Front Fault, Faults Offset Ore Bodies.
AlterationSevere; In Places Sphene Is Altered To Anatase By Reaction: Sphene+Co2 To Tio2 + Calcite + Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1927
Last production1935
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10068488
MRDS IDW001558
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.93323, -117.86763
References
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1940, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL CO., NEV; USBM I.C. 7093.BEAL, L.H., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 3.FERGUSON, H.G., 1939, NICKEL DEPOSITS IN COTTONWOOD CANYON, CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NEV. UNIV. BULL. VOL. 33, NO. 3; GEOL & MIN. SER. 32.WILLDEN, R. AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL 83.MILS, USBM, 1979PAGE, B.M., 1965, PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF PART OF THE STILLWATER RANGE: N.B.M. MAP 28.HAND, DAVID, 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE CORRAL CANYON AREA, CHURCHILL CO., NEV.: UNPUB. M.S. THESIS, UNR.WILLDEN & SPEED (1974), P. 65