Nevada · Clark County
Past Producer

Green Monster Mine

Clark County, Nevada, United States
ZincLeadSilverUraniumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Silver, Uranium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlShear Contact Between Arrowhead & Bullion Members, Minor Thrusts And Local Conduits Along Tear Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Aurichalcite, Calamine, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite
GangueSphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureLarge Thrust Zone, Homoclinal Structure Of The Beds Part Of A Se Plunging Syncline, One Main Thrust Fault And Several Minor Ones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037219
MRDS IDM031109
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.8886, -115.64807
References
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD, USGS PROF. PAPER 162 .LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965ALBRITTON AND OTHERS, 1954 , GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB AND ZN DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT, USGS BULL. 1010 P. 85 - 89 .