Description
R. Nash And D. Mc Donald
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone, Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Lead, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationSericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10043988
MRDS IDM231301
Alternate namesDewitt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62823, -117.10789
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL 594.ROBERTS, 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.ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.