Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureAbundant Normal Faults, Postmineral Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10037388
MRDS IDM032092
Alternate namesHorn, Probably Same As Blue Jay Claims, NBMG Sample Site 1754.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.45941, -114.76223
References
CALLAGHAN, E., 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELAMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO, NEV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES V. 31 NO. 5 P. 60-64TSCHANZ, 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, NOTES FROM INSPECTION TRIP: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 3.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 5.BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 30, 1983.CALLAGHAN, 1937