Commodities
PrimarySilver
TertiarySelenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Ore controlThe Mineralization Is Adjacent To A Major North-Trending, Vertical To East Dipping Fault (Silverton Fault) And Cross Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Selenite, Silver
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureCross Faults: N65e, 70se; N65w, 90; N85e, 47se.
AlterationThe Carbonates At The Faults Are Argillized, And Silicified.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1921
Identification
Deposit ID10044326
MRDS IDM231724
Alternate namesWest Pan GroupPan Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.52077, -115.87366
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL. 50 P. 49.HAZARDOUS SURFACE OPENINGS TO ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINES-NEVADA; USDI-BM, PREPARED BY INTERNATIONAL MINING CONSULTANTS, INC., CONTRACT # J0295039