Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryCopper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlJunction Of Calcite Stringers With Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
AlterationPyrrhotite Metasomatically Developed In Wall Rocks Adjacent To Veins. Replaces Quartzite Fragments In Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103512
MRDS IDM024179
Alternate namesPorter Mine ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.04942, -117.07617
References
NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 158SAMPSON, R.J., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANAMINT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 370-371GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 494GOODWIN (1957)