Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHIMNEY - LIKE SHOOTS
Ore controlAlong A Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsAdamite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limestone, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Luning Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureWest Fault, East Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1919
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10044637
MRDS IDM232171
Alternate namesMammoth, Lillian, Lillian No. 1, and Lillian No. 2 Claims, Nevada Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56382, -117.86261
References
KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, ORE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN, MINERAL COUNTY, NEV., IN RANSOME, F.L. AND BURCHARD, E.F., EDS., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1921: USGS BULL. 725, P. 373-376