Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINS
Ore controlEast-West Trending Fissure System Fissure Veins In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueCalcite, Goethite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Callville-Pakoon Undiff;Redwall Limestone (Guillimet Formation)
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite
StructureBasin And Range; Sever Orogenic Thrust Belt., Star Mtns
Tectonic settingCordillerain Geosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101622
MRDS IDD005802
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33857, -113.14219
References
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