Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Bedding Planes And Joints At Favorable Stratigraphic Horizons
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Copper, Galena, Lead, Pyrargyrite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Ely Springs Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureFaults
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10037372
MRDS IDM032071
Alternate namesJesse Knight Property Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46023, -114.35751
References
TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73COUCH, B. F. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 3-HILL, J. M., 1916, USGS BULL 648NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 164.GARSIDE, L. J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 70.SHARP AND MYERSON, 1956, US AEC REPORT 3564.COX, JOHN W., 1981, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ATLANTA DISTRICT, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEVADA,RENO M. S. THESIS.TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970