Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, PODS
Ore control2 Shear Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Metasedimentary Rock
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingSmall
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10043899
MRDS IDM231198
Alternate namesWild Horse Canyon Mine, NBMG Sample Sites 2914, 2915, 2916, 2917, 2443.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.4071, -119.59684
References
BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 70HILL, J. M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 594JONES, R. B., 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS 4-18-85QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6-3-85.BONHAM, H. G., 1969