Description
Several Early Claims
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES
Ore controlGold Occurs As Lenses Along Veins Intimately Associated With Gouge And Breccia. Most Veins Occur Along Nw Trending Faults
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Excelsior Formation;Gold Range Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite
StructureFolding, Faulting And A Certain Degree Of Reverse Faulting, Pamlico Anticline Trends Nw, Derived On Basis Of Relation Between Latite Tuff And Agglomerate Unit With Overlying Rhyolitic Tuff; This Contact Forms Main Localizing Structure For Pamlico Veins
AlterationWall Rocks Adjacent To Veins Show Chloritization, Argillation, Seritication
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10037453
MRDS IDM035292
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.45548, -118.47289
References
HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEVADA, USGS, BULL. 594VANDERBURG, 1937 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL CO., NEV., USBM, INFORMATION CIRCULARROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58ARCHBOLD, PAUL, 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PAMLICO MINING DIST., MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 741915 RECON HILL, J. M., USGS BULL. 5941923 RECON NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. COMPANY1937 RECON US BM, INFORMATION CIRCULAR1970 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 74ARCHBOLD, PAUL, 1970 , F ( 4 )