Lat / long: | 41.7774, -114.85062 |
Primary: | Copper |
Secondary: | Gold, Silver |
Tertiary: | Molybdenum |
Ore: | Chalcopyrite |
Orebody form: | TABULAR |
Discovery year: | 1912 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Vein |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
Host type: | Diorite |
Associated type: | Diorite |
Structure: | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
MRDS | M233856 |
DEP | 10045956 |
Reference | {Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MING}{Deposit:: DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.}{Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A}{Deposit:: HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS OFR 76-779} |
Reporter | Weimer, Becky S. |