Nevada · Elko County
Producer

Cornucopia

Elko County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSheeted Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite
GangueClay, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureFour Sets Of Faults
AlterationLocally Sericitic Near Veins, Minor Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106928
MRDS IDM232838
Alternate namesLeopard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.53407, -116.29372
References
SMITH R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV, U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORTGRANGER A.E., (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 54ENG AND MIN JOUR, MARCH AND JUNE, 1974.COATS, 1967, USGS CIRC 549.BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 8/19/82.SMITH, R.M.(1976)