Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Wheelbarrow Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSilicification Of Hornfels
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042500
MRDS IDM060310
Alternate namesMarietta Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.856, -118.1282
References
VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6902.STAFF, 1988, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1987: NBMI MI-1988.LEMMON, D. M., 1977, IN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 65-66.STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105, P. 167.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 65-66.