Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureRoberts Mtn Thrust
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration To Sericite, Calcite, Quartz, & Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10044690
MRDS IDM232253
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.18602, -116.57148
References
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (6967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 64USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 35, REFERENCE NO. 3201100068EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA, COS. USGS BULL 408GILLULY J., & MASURKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, NEV, USGS BULL 1175EMMONS, W.H., 1910