Nevada · Lyon County
Occurrence

Northwest Willys Group

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
UraniumCopperLead
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
TertiaryUranium, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10044902
MRDS IDM232532
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.52298, -118.98486
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. 75