Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFavorable Lithologies, Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Harmong Formation
StructureFolding, Copper King Fault
AlterationIntense Hydrotherman; Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10103938
MRDS IDM231320
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61684, -117.02816
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K, 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNITES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B.