Description
John E. Ferguson
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryArsenic, Copper, Bismuth, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite
StructureAbundant Normal Faults, Fault In The Quartzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10037390
MRDS IDM032093
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 1747
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48275, -114.7764
References
CALLAGHAN, E., 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELAMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV. NEV BUR MINES V 31 NO. 5 P. 66-68TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO, NEV., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73 P. 141NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 1, ART BAKER III, 1964, SCOUTING REPORT.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 7, 1977, POTENTIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL REGISTER SITE REPORTNBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1899BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 30, 1983.CALLAGHAN, 1937.TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970