Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron, Zinc
SecondarySulfur
TertiarySilver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting And Folding
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Diopside, Hedenbergite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSchist
AlterationModerate Sericitic Alteration Of The Wallrock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10080285
MRDS IDW031398
Alternate namesEureka Mine, Isabella Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03233, -84.36575
References
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