Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Molybdenum, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formFLAT BLANKET DEPOSIT
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault Zone Brecciated At Fault Intersections.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueClay, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureFaults
AlterationOxidized Ore Near The Surface. Silicification Along Fault Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10044330
MRDS IDM231728
Alternate namesNew Hope Lode Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.03467, -116.18395
References
EKREN, EB, ROGERS, CL, AND DIXON, GL, 1973, GEOL. AND BOUGUER GRAVITY MAP OF THE REVEILLE QUAD.: USGS MAP I-806KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.NBMG BULL 50STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN CALENDAR YEAR 1981.1981, NEVADA STATE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS-AUG.KLEINHAMPL, 1980