Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSTRATABOUND, TO IRREGULAR MASSES, PODS
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones At Fault Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsHydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Zincite
GangueCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Devil'S Gate Limestone And Dolomite
StructureLone Mtn. Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust, Intersecting Nw-Striking And Ne-Striking Faults. Dolomite Is Highly Brecciated & Cut By Calcite Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10044708
MRDS IDM232278
Alternate namesLone Mountain Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.6127, -116.26119
References
ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO.NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 104, REFERENCE NO. 3201100153ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL, (1967)