Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Antimony
TertiaryManganese, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCOMPLEX, PARALLEL
Ore controlAnomalous Radioactivity Noted Along Iron-Stained Seam On The 1,700 Ft Level
Materials
Ore mineralsBindheimite, Galena, Jamesonite
Geology
Host rockShale · Candelaria Formation
StructureCandelaria Fault Cuts Veins At Depth
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1871 - 1883
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10037542
MRDS IDM035481
Alternate namesArgentum
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.1566, -118.08372
References
PAGE, B. M., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF THE CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 56GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 81 .