Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Mountain View Extension

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadZincCopper
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Description

U.S. Smelting Co.

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Ore controlFractured, Permeable Zones At Fault Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsHydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Zincite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Devil'S Gate Formation
StructureLone Mtn Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10044709
MRDS IDM232280
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.60492, -116.26452
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. 3201100154ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.