Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Nevada Wonder Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlContact Between Rhyolite & Dacite
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Stephanite, Wulfenite
GangueFluorite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Dacite
AlterationOxidation To 1300-Ft Level
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043760
MRDS IDM231039
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.44935, -118.05207
References
WILLDEN, RONALD, AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULL 83.SCHRADER, F.C., UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA, 1947, NBMG FILESSCHILLING; 1962 B; MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 2VANDERBURG; 1940; MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL CO.; US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV.; 7093