Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCHIMNEY-LIKE ORE SHOOT
Ore controlAlong Fractures, Faults, And Quartz Cemented Breccias.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureNorthwest Striking Narrow Slips; North Striking Breccia-Filled Zones; Northeast Striking Fault
AlterationPervasive But Weak Silicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044172
MRDS IDM231533
Alternate namesGolden Eagle Mine, Ole Peterson Mine, Black Mule Claim, July Claim, Climax Claim, Shale Claim,, Gold Knob Claim, White Shaft.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.06464, -117.77594
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 27KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.GARSIDE, L.J., 1981,FIELD EXAMINATION, 5 AUG, 1981NBMG FILE 217, ITEM 3.KRAL, 1951, P. 27