Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mendha
Associated rockVitrophyre
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10037357
MRDS IDM032045
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.94329, -114.55973
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. 85-89ANDERSON, J. C., 1922, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL 113,NO. 7, P. 281-282.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175, PRESS CLIPPINGS.TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, P. 150.