Nevada · Washoe County
Past Producer

Desert King Mine

Washoe County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverLeadZincAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNw & N-Trending Fracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGypsum, Illite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDiorite,Andesite
AlterationPropylization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043849
MRDS IDM231137
Alternate namesDesert King Shaft Bell Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.56378, -119.75156
References
MORRIS, H.C., HYDRO-THERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE VEINS AT WEDEKIND NEV, ENG. & MINING JOUR V 76, AUGUST 22, 1903, P 275-276.BONHAM, H.F., GEOL & MIN DEP, WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969HILL, J.M., U.S.G.S. BULL 594, 1915OVERTON, T.D. MIN. RES., DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE CO'S NEV, NBMG BULL 46, 1947.