Nevada · Clark County
Past Producer

Bill Nye Mine

Clark County, Nevada, United States
ZincLeadCopperSilverGoldVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlShear Zone On South
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureBeds Are Upper Part Of A Thick Section Forming Limb Of Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10008117
MRDS IDD000035
Alternate namesHomestake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.81056, -115.5089
References
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 146 .LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 186 .HEWETT, D. F., 1931