Nevada · Washoe County
Past Producer

Wedekind Mine

Washoe County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverLeadZincAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGypsum, Illite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationPropylitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043851
MRDS IDM231139
Alternate namesReno Star, Dennison Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.56461, -119.75044
References
MORRIS, H.C., HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE VEINS AT WEDEKIND NEV, ENG & MINING J V 76, AUG 22,1903, P 2756.BONHAM, H.F., GEOL. & MIN DEP, WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969OVERTON, T.D., MINERAL RESOURCES, DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969UNSIGNED PLAN MAPS OF WEDEKIND MINE, FROM NBMG FILES, RENO