Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBindheimite, Jamesonite, Jarosite, Plumbojarosite
GangueCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornfels
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe Trending, Se Dipping Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1951
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10042496
MRDS IDM060305
Alternate namesMontezuma Group, NBMG Sample 2833
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.36045, -118.39348
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG-BULL. 61DECKER, D.J, 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA. M.S. THESIS U N RKNOPF, 1918, THE ANTIMONIAL SILVER-LEAD VEINS OF THE ARABIA DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 660VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902, P. 12.QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 9-8-84.VANDERBURG, 1936; JOHNSON, 1977.