Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryBismuth, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model75: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBrecciation Of Quartzite, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Iron, Jasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Quartzite · Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Altered Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureRoberts Mtns. Thrust, At Depth
AlterationChloritic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1912
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10044080
MRDS IDM231404
Alternate namesIndependence
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.41547, -116.80649
References
STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88, PT IIEMMONS, W. H., 1910, RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN NEVADA; USGS BULL. 408VANDERBURG, W. O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: USBM INFO. CIRC. 7043