Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlRhyolite Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureShear Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10042544
MRDS IDM060367
Alternate namesRico Nevada Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.30573, -118.21486
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OFPERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89KNOPF, A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 762VIKRE, P.G., 1978, GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, PH.D. THESIS STANFORD, UNIV.