Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryAntimony, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSEAM, CHIMNEYLIKE BODIES
Ore controlAt The Intersection Of Vein And East-Striking Cross Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist · Pablo
Associated rockDiorite
StructureFault (N75e, 60n) Which Terminates The Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10044392
MRDS IDM231804
Alternate namesOphir Mine, Twin River Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94436, -117.28065
References
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 180-184.FERGUSON, H.G. AND CATHCART, S.H., 1954, GEOL. OF THE ROUND MTN. QUAD: USGS GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-40.LAWRENCE, EF, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61, P. 141KRAL, 1951, P. 181; KLEINHAMPL