Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlThe Ore Body Is Control And Localize By The Tonopah Fault.Brecciated Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Electrum, Embolite, Iodyrite, Polybasite
GangueApatite, Barite, Opal, Pyrite, Sericite, Turquoise
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Mizpah Trachyte;West End Rhyolite;Tonopah Formation
StructureMizpah Fault (Strike Nw, Dip 35-45 Ne), Stone Cabin Fault, Sand Grass Fault, Mac Namara Fault, Silver Top Fault, Buried Fault Burro Fault
AlterationThe Ore Is Oxidized To A Depth Of Over 400 Feet.Silicification, Sericitization,
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10044375
MRDS IDM231784
Alternate namesMizpah Siebert Shaft, Silver Top, Red Plume, Merger, Sand Grass, Golden Anchor, Valley View Shafts.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.07077, -117.22786
References
SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 125-127CARPENTER, JA, ET AL, 1953, HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MINING AT TONOPAH: NBMG BULL. 51NOLAN, TB, 1935, UNDERGROUND GEOL. OF TONOPAH MIN. DIST.: NBMG BULL. 23THE MINING RECORD, NOVEMBER 25 1981CARPENTER, ET AL, 1953, P. 149