Nevada · Mineral County
Past Producer

Volcanic Peak Mine

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
AntimonySilverLeadZincCopper
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Description

Burchard

Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLEBS, PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationLimonite After Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10037588
MRDS IDM035579
Alternate namesBigongiari, Smith, Evening Star, Shay
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.50575, -118.07122
References
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 61