Description
Ben Richardson
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAlong A West Trending Shear Zone. Brecciation
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNw-Striking Hannapah Fault Zone.
AlterationBleaching, Silicification, Argillization, Propylitization.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10044227
MRDS IDM231601
Alternate namesMrs. Myra Richardson and Kirk Willis of Tonopah.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12633, -116.91674
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 73-74KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.(NO NAME),1955, UNPUBLISHED PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SILVER LEAF GROUP, HANNAPAH,NYE CO,NEV: NBMG FILE 231,ITEM 1.KRAL, 1951, P. 74