Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS, DISCONTINOUS
Ore controlAlong A Crushed Zone.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Harkless Formation, Poleta Formation
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1863
Identification
Deposit ID10044554
MRDS IDM232042
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.758, -118.02232
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 55, P. 84-85.SPURR, JE, 1904, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE IN EMMONS, S.F., AND HAYES, C.W., EDS., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1903: USGS BULL. 225, P. 115.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., P. 66.ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 78, P. 66.