Description
Tanehill, Sinclair, Heath
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURES, WIDE SHEAR ZONES, REPLACEMENT
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlORE DEPOSITS IN FISSURES, WIDE SHEAR ZONES IN CALCAREOUS CONGLOMERATE
Geology
StructureDIKES IN HIGH-ANGLE FAULTS, N, NW AND W (EO-OLIG) ORE-BEARING FAULTS N-S, DIP W, NORMAL, YOUNGER, ANTLER THRUSTING; GOLCONDA THRUST
AlterationOXIDATION NEAR SURFACE: HYDROTHERMAL
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1868
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID60001659
MRDS IDW002904
Alternate namesCopper Canyon, Copper Basin
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.6166, -117.05424
References
VANDERBURG, W. O., 1939, RECONN. MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 7043, 83 P.HILL, J M 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594, 200 P P. 64-91KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS IN THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610 P. 183-184ROBERTS ET AL, 1971, GOLD BEARING DEP. IN NEV AND IDAHO: ECON GEOL V. 66 NO 1 P. 22-3.ROBERTS, R.J. ANDRNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUAD, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER CO, NEV; USGS PROF. PAPER 459-B P. 1-94.HAGUE, A. AND EMMONS, S.F. 1877, DESCRIPTIVE GEOLOGY: US GEOL. EXPLOR. 40TH PARALLEL (KING) V 2, P. 666-72.