Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureShear Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1856
Identification
Deposit ID10109649
MRDS IDM060315
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2853
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.69656, -118.24487
References
LEMMON, D.M., 1977, IN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89SCHILLING, 1962, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 2, P 38TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, UNPUBLISHED REPORTQUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9-15-84