Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Pole Canyon
StructureFaults, E Striking, 40-70 Deg N Dipping
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10037325
MRDS IDM031307
Alternate namesThe Chief, Tungsten Metals, Silver Bell Mine, Minerva Mine, Indian Silver Mine Ne Portion, Chief-Silver Bell Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.79439, -114.35445
References
HOSE, BLAKE, AND SMITH, 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 85STAGER,H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREPARATION ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.NBMG FILE 332, ITEM 2, MINE MAP.USBM, 1963, UNPUBLISHED DATA, NBMG FILE 332, ITEM 8.LEMMON, D.M., 1944, USGS OFR, NBMG FILE 332, ITEM 9.WEED, W.H., ED.,1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL XV, P. 1257USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.NEWMAN, E.W., GEEHAN, R.W. AND TRENGOVE, R.R., 1950, USBM RI 4648, 12P.USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 68-83.HOSE, ET.AL., 1976. NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984) STAGER, H.K., IN PREP., USBM, 1963, UNPUB. DATA.LEMMON,D.M., 1944, USGS OFR