Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Platinum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN FRACTURES
Ore controlOre On Borders Of Lenses Of Chert. Ores Follow Faults Trending N70w, Dipping 40sw
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueAnatase, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Valentine Member Of Sultan Formation
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureIronside Fault; Considerable Folding
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationDolomitized Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10103628
MRDS IDM045356
Alternate namesOro Amigo Platino Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.84556, -115.5514
References
HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 162, P. 111-112.KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1915, A GOLD-PLATINUM-PALLADIUM LODE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 620, P. 12.LONGWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E.H., BOWYER, BEN, AND ROBERTS, R.J., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 62, P. 194.HEWETT, 1931