Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR VEIN WITH IRREGULAR ORE SHOOTS
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver
GangueChalcedony, Jarosite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Graywacke · Excelcior
AlterationOre Is Bleached, Brecciated, Silicified Andesitic Tuff
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10037469
MRDS IDM035341
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.26437, -118.25512
References
VANDENBURGH, W.O., 1937 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL CO. NEV., USBM, INFO. CIRCULARROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58GARSIDE, L. J., 1986, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE; CAMP DOUGLAS AND MOHO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES, NBMG REPORT 42GARSIDE, L.J., 1982 GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOHO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NBMG MAP 74ROSS, 1961, TABLE 6.7