Nevada · Lyon County
Prospect

Lago Deposit

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
CopperMolybdenumSilverGold
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Description

Anaconda

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver, Gold
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry copper
Model53: Porphyry Cu79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFaults and igneous contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Bornite, Molybdenite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Porphyry,Granodiorite,Diorite
Associated rockPorphyry
Structurefaults
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10310388
MRDS IDN000424
Alternate namesBear Copper Deposit, Bear prospect, Lagomarsino Ranch prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.01491, -119.18459
References
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