Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Occurs As A Replacement Lode In Crushed Quartzite Along A Fracture Zone And Has Much Appearance Of A Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Lead, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCopper, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Dunlop Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureFracture Zone Along Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10037463
MRDS IDM035330
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.28771, -118.36151
References
HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIF. AND NORTHWESTERN NEV. USGS BULL. 594 P 176 , 179 - 180LINCOLN, W. O., 1937 , RECONNAISANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL CO., NEV., USBM, INFO. CIRCULAR P 42 - 43ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58 TABLE 6.71915 RECON HILL, BULLETIN 594 P 1801937 RECON VANDERBURG, USBM INFO. CIRCULAR1961 RECON ROSS, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58HILL ( F - 1 )