Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlControl By Faults., Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Mizpah Trachyte;Tonopah Formation;Tonopah Formation;Tonopah Formation
StructureHalifax Fault (N-S, 35-40 E)
AlterationSilicification, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044363
MRDS IDM231767
Alternate namesHalifax Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.07188, -117.2073
References
SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 205CARPENTER, JA, ET AL, 1953, HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MINING AT TONOPAH: NBMG BULL. 51NOLAN, TB, 1935, UNDERGROUND GEOLOGY OF TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: NBMG BULL. 23CARPENTER, ET AL, 1953, P. 149