Nevada · Mineral County
Past Producer

Montreal Mine

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldLeadIron
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS, SML. LENSES
Ore controlSaid To Occur At Rhyolite-Granitic Contact And Along Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Rhyolite · Excelsior Formation-Metavolcanics
Associated rockShale,Rhyolite
StructureMonzonite Cut By Rhyolite Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsWORKED BEFORE 1923, AS THE MINE WAS REPORTED ON BY LINCOLN IN THAT YEAR.
Identification
Deposit ID10037620
MRDS IDM035662
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site # 3668 & 3669
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.57936, -118.38539
References
LINCOLN, F. C., 1923 , MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA, RENO NEV. NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., P 143ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN MINERAL CO., NEVADA; NBMG BULL 58.MONTREAL MINE, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE, JACK, NBMG #3668 & #3669 SAMPLE SITE VISIT, 5/15/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILE (TINGLEY FILES).F ( 1 )