Nevada · Lyon County
Past Producer

Wheeler Mine

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Occurs In Qtz. Stringers And Lenses In Zones Of Intense Crushing And Alteration (Shear Zone)
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureFaulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10037659
MRDS IDM035824
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.67797, -119.11514
References
MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF DOUGLAS, LYON, ORMSBY, CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 75F( 1 )