Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Garnet, Orthoclase, Quartz, Vesuvianite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Preble Formation;Preble Formation
StructureNe Trending Folds, Faults
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Last production1981
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10014368
MRDS IDD011109
Alternate namesAdelaide-Star Mines, Adelaide Prospect, Roadside Mine, Road Side, Nbmg Sample Site 2301
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.80461, -117.49429
References
GARSIDE (1984)WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 59.MARSH, S. P. AND ERICKSON, R. L., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLD RUN CREEK QUAD: USGS MAP GQ-1407.RANSOME, F. L., 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY NEVADA: USGS BULL. 414.RALPH, J, (NO DATE), UNPUBLISHED REPORT: NBMG DISTRICT FILES (129, ITEM 2).STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105, P. 75-76.COUCH, B.F., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940): NBMG BULL. 38, P. 69.BERGER, B.R., 1975, REPORT OF PROPERTY EXAMINATION, ADELAIDE MINE: CONTINENTAL OIL CO. - MINERALS DEPARTMENT: NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGELY) FILE.GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, FIELD INVESTIGATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS: NBMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT (TINGLEY) FILES.COUCH AND CARPENTER (1943); WILLDEN (1964)