Commodities
PrimarySilver
TertiaryUranium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Pitchblende, Torbernite
GangueBarite, Epidote, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureShear Zones
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10044901
MRDS IDM232531
Alternate namesOld Washington Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.50936, -118.98041
References
GARSIDE, 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 81STAATZ & BAUER, 1953, URANIUM IN THE EAST WALKER RIVER AREA, LYON COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 988-CSTAATZ & BAUER, 1954, WASHINGTON DISTRICT; IN RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1009-CMOORE, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 75GARDISE, L., 1973