Description
J. Green And E.J. George
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures, Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Chert
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureRoberts Mtns. Thrust At Dept; Lewis (Whiskey Canyon) Thrust, Laramide Faults
AlterationPropylitization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10044092
MRDS IDM231419
Alternate namesEagle Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.44073, -116.87038
References
STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL, BULL 88, PART IIPAYNE, A.L., 1967, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE BETTY O'NEAL SILVER MINE, LEWIS MINING DISTRICT, LANDER CO., NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.VANDERBURG, WO., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV.; USBM INFO CIRCULAR 7043