Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer
Carrie Mine
Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Antimony
Molybdenum
Lead
Copper
Tungsten
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Silver
Secondary
Antimony
Tertiary
Molybdenum, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Ore control
Along A Shear Zone 3 To 10 Ft Wide.
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Epidote, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Limestone · Palmetto Formation
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1925
Discovery year
1890
Identification
Deposit ID
10037029
MRDS ID
M030062
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
38.16521, -117.67676
References
SCHILLING; 1962B; MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUR. OF MINES; REPORT 2FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, THE GILBERT DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 795-F, P. 138-139.FERGUSON, 1927, P. 138.