Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer

Big Chief

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverTungstenMolybdenumCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlProximity To Intrusive, Favorable Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsPowellite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockShale,Argillite,Limestone,Chert · Valmy Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust, Across, On The West Side Of The Gold Acres Normal Fault
AlterationPyrometasomatic Skarn Assemblage Of Tremolite Scapolite, Jasperiod, And Calc-Silicates Has Replaced Much Of The Country Rocks.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044885
MRDS IDM232506
Alternate namesLakin, Gold Acres Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.25547, -116.75287
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 54, REFERENCE NO. 3201500004WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)