Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN, IRREGULAR
Ore controlSeam Intersections Near Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Scheelite, Silver
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockShale · Winnemucca Formation;Winnemucca Formation;Winnemucca Formation;O'Neill Formation;O'Neill Formation;O'Neill Formation
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10008803
MRDS IDD001207
Alternate namesCharlestown Hill National Mines, NBMG Sample Site 2384, Magnussen Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.36656, -117.6843
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG, BULL. 59.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995.STAGER, JACK, 11 JUNE 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.TINGLEY, J.V., 1972, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE MARY CLAUGH MINE.STAGER, H.K., (IN PREP.)