Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Moonlight Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperZincArsenicAntimony
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Description

E. Hider ?

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTrinity Fault Zone; Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Shale,Sandstone,Chert
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Trinity Fault Zone; Off Setting Nw Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1919
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10044041
MRDS IDM231360
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.57601, -117.11567
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGEL, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-BROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.