Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Iron Canyon Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
LeadSilverGoldCopperZincArsenicAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Iron
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Chert · Scott Canyon Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Wing Fault
AlterationArgillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10044029
MRDS IDM231347
Alternate namesSan Miguel Mine, Compromise, Planet
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54601, -117.10816
References
ROBERTS, R.J., ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-BROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.