Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Nevada-Omaha Mine

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Alex Walker

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite, Silver
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Scott Canyon Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureThrust Faults, N-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10044045
MRDS IDM231364
Alternate namesLimelite Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.52018, -117.10066
References
HILL, 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.THOMAS, C.S., 1909, BANNOCK, NEVADA; MINING & SCIENTIFIC PRESS VOL. P. 820ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.