Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer
Cortez Silver Mine
Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Gold
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Antimony
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Description
Prospectors From Austin
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Gold
Secondary
Lead, Copper, Zinc
Tertiary
Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit size
L
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
BLANKET, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore control
Fissures In Dikes; Carbonates And Quartzite Next To Dikes.
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Hamburg Dolomite;Eureka Quartzite;Hansen Creek Limestone
Structure
Deposit In Window Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Alteration
Dikes Highly Altered To Kaolin, Calcite, Sericite, Quartz.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1863
Identification
Deposit ID
10044681
MRDS ID
M232243
Alternate names
Garrison, Arctic, St. Lows, Fitzgerald, Cortez Metals Mine, Mt. Tenabo
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.14158, -116.58898
References
GILLULY, J. AND MASURSKY, H. (1965): USGS BULL 1175GILLULY, J. AND MASURSKY, H, (1965)