Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony, Iron, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES
Ore controlFault Zone 15 Feet Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Harmony Of Scott Canyon Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureDewitt Thrust Fault, Trinity Fault, Nw Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10044061
MRDS IDM231383
Alternate namesAtlas Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.56546, -117.11845
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.