Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlGranodiorite Contact, Intrusive Veins, Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockSilt,Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Chert
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock And Assoc. Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10104039
MRDS IDM233906
Alternate namesDelano, No. 1, Part of Nevada-Bellevue
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.78297, -114.78117
References
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-ASCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497SCHRADER, F.C., (1935)