Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper, Gold, Iron
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model74: Replacement Mn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Faults; Intersection Of A N-S Fissure With A N70e Fissure.
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Copper, Wad
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureWest Dipping Bristol Thrust Plate, Highland Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10037379
MRDS IDM032080
Alternate namesPart of the Day Mine Or Black Metal Mine, Onandago Claim.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.0944, -114.59862
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 DISTRICT FILE 175, ITEM 6.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 9.WESTGATE AND KNOPF, 1932; HILL, 1916