Description
Frank Wilson And D. A. Reeves
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Bismuth, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartzite Breccia In Fissure Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsTetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Associated rockRhyolite,Basalt
StructureAbundant Normal Faults, Vein Offset By Rhyolite Dike
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10037386
MRDS IDM032087
Alternate namesGoldcup, April Fool, Swifter Claims, NBMG Sample Locations 1751 and 1752.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.46247, -114.76556
References
CALLAGHAN, E., 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV. NEV BUR MINES V. 31. NO. 5 P. 58-60TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV. NEV. BUR MINES BULL 73 P. 141SMITH, A.M. AND CARPENTER, J., 1931, INSPECTION TRIP NOTES: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 3.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1899, 1908.EMMONS, S.F., 1901, AIME TRANS, VOL XXXI, P. 658-682BENTZ, J., AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 30, 1983.CALLAGHAN, 1937