Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Caselton Shaft

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadZincManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Pioche Shale, Combined Metals Member;Pioche Shale, Combined Metals Member
Associated rockGranite
StructureOre Body Deepens To The Sw Due To Step Faulting
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037330
MRDS IDM032004
Alternate namesNo. 2 Mine of Combined Metals Reduct. Co. . Could Possibly Be Same As, St Patrick Zn-Pb-Ag Mine. Could Possibly Be Same As St PatrickZn-Pb-Ag Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.92107, -114.46501
References
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 PWESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 PHILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89SMITH, A. M. AND CARPENTER, J. A., 1931, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175, ITEM 1.USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.JAMES, L. P. AND KNIGHT, L. H., 1979, RMAG-UGA BASIN AND RANGE SYMPOSIUMDIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN NEVADA DURING 1980, 1977, 1976, 1975 (NBMG OPEN FILES).LINCOLN COUNTY RECORD, NOV 12, 1975GEMMILL, P., NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175, REPORT.WESTGATE AND KNOPF, 1932; TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970