Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Quartzite and Black Butte Mines

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
GoldCopperAntimonyTellurium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR MASS
Materials
Ore mineralsFamatinite, Gold
GangueAlunite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDacite
StructureHorizontal Fissures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044573
MRDS IDM232071
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75245, -117.17647
References
RANSOME, F.L., 1909, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PP 66, P. 246-247