Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw Trending Fault Set In Volcanics
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Frenchy Creek Volcanics
StructureNw Trending Faults
AlterationVolcanics Widely Propylitized With A Pyrite Halo Around The Mineralized Area
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10044737
MRDS IDM232314
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.56713, -116.25453
References
ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B.M. BULL 64USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 169, REFERENCE NO. 3201100013EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA, LANDER, & ELKO COS., USGS BULL 408VANDERBUR W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO., USBM 1C. 7022ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL., (1967)