Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

King Tonopah Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNo Information
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Silver
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockTrachyte
StructureHalifax Fault
AlterationQuartz- Sericite-Adularia-Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044365
MRDS IDM231769
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08605, -117.22175
References
SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 197-198NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, JAN 07, 1977; APRIL 21, 1977, SEPT 18, 1977.FALLON EAGLE STANDARD SEPT 15, 1977.TONOPAH TIMES BONANZA, APRIL 29, 1977.ELY DAILY TIMES, JAN. 7, 1977.NBMG REPT 33, P.119 (1979)