Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlHematized Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Embolite, Silver, Stephanite
GangueClay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Pablo
Associated rockGranite
StructureLow-Angle Mesozoic Fault Cuts Off Ore Zone
AlterationPartial Oxidation Of Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1945
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10044355
MRDS IDM231758
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.30632, -117.29536
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 158KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.KRAL, 1951, P. 158.