Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Bailey Day Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldCopperLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone; Favorable Lithology
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Harmony Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureThrust Faults Along Contact Of Harmony And Battle Formations, Nw-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Identification
Deposit ID10043983
MRDS IDM231296
Alternate namesBailey Day and Angela Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.63129, -117.02872
References
STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.