Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formQUARTZ VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone
AlterationThe Workings At The Surface Have Been Mined Forming A Moderate-Sized Pit Where The Flat Lying Vein Is In Contact With A Highly Altered Meta-Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043769
MRDS IDM231049
Alternate namesEmpress Group Nbmg # 3662
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.11823, -119.67517
References
CARPER, AF, REPORT ON EMPRESS GROUP, UNPUB REPORT, NBMG FILES, MAY 26, 1921MOORE, JG, GEOL & MIN DEP LYON, DOUGLAS, ORMSBY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 75, 1969TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5 -12-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).