Nevada · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Fortuna Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
LeadZincCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault, Fracture
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Copper, Galena, Hydrozincite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureHighland Thrust Plate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037331
MRDS IDM032008
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.11163, -114.60334
References
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.HILL, 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. 85-89NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 171, MAPS.