Nevada · Lincoln County
Producer

Wide Awake Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
LeadSilverManganeseAntimonyArsenicBarium-BariteCopperIronZincGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Manganese
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlThrust Fault, Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueJarosite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Prospect Mountain Quartzite
StructureHighland Thrust Plate, Major Nw Normal Faults . Several Periods Of Tectonic Activity Evident. . Several Periods Of Tectonic Activity Evident., Normal Fault, Thrust Fault
AlterationEpithermal; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10037339
MRDS IDM032019
Alternate namesStindt and Donohue Lease, NBMG Sample Site 799, Harney Group.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.91552, -114.43112
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.85-89SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983 FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG 22, 1983.USGS MAP MF-136USGS PP 469USBM, 1983, MILS DATAWEED, W. H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1221 (HARNEY GROUP).STATE MINE INSPECTOR, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981.TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970