Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIgneous Contact; Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsSphalerite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Phyllite
Associated rockDiabase,Granite
AlterationSome Sericite Alteration Adjacent To Vein
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Last production1960
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10042626
MRDS IDM060480
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2546
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.0524, -118.0054
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.WALLACE ET AL., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF BUFFALO MTN. QUAD, PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA; USGS MAP GQ-821.BONHAM, H.F., JR., 12 SEP 84,BMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.