Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Silver
TertiaryIron, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlWithin Quartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
GangueQuartz
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Koipato Group;
Associated rockLimestone · Rochester Rhyolite;Star Peak Formation;Star Peak Formation;Star Peak Formation
StructureReg.Struct: Faults And Cross Faults, Tnding N-S, Nne-Ssw, Cause Alot Of Gouge, Faults And Cross-Faults Trending N-S, Nne-Ssw
AlterationSilicification, Some Sericitized Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1871
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10042521
MRDS IDM060338
Alternate namesRed Star, Hutton, Cosmopolitan
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.51656, -118.13653
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61RAYMOND, 1873, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THEOCKY MOUNTAINS, 5TH MANAUL REPORT; WASHINGTON, GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE