Nevada · Mineral County
Past Producer

Sunrise Mine

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Silver
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlOre Occurs In Quartz Filling Fissure Veins In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureThrusting Induced By Magmatic Intrusion; Brecciation?
AlterationOxidation,Fe-Staining,Silcification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1883, AMT. UNKNOWN
Identification
Deposit ID10037596
MRDS IDM035591
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.51936, -118.07761
References
CLARK, C. W., 1922 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA FE DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., UNIV. OF CA. PUB., VOL. 14 , NO. 1, P.4NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES, SANTA FE DISTRICT, JACK QUADE SITE REPORT.HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 594