Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Antimony, Gold
TertiaryIron, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR RESTRICTED SHOOTS
Ore controlDeposit Located In Northward Dipping Vein Within Intensely Altered Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Jamesonite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Candelaria Formation;
Associated rockSandstone · Diablo Formation
StructureFolding And Faulting, Parent Structure May Be Classified As A Bedding Reverse Fault
AlterationHydrothermal, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10037528
MRDS IDM035465
Alternate namesNew Potosi, Mt. Potosi, Peterson, Mount Potosi
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15243, -118.10761
References
KNOPF, A., 1923 , CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, USGS, BULL. 735 , PP 1 - 23PAGE, B. M., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF THE CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 56ROSS, D. L., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 581922 RECON KNOPF, A., BULL 735, REPORT1923 RECON NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO.1954 RECON FERGUSON, MULLER, CATHCART, GEOLOGY OF MINA QUAD1959 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 561961 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58