Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zone; Ore Along The Shear In The Diorite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite
StructureNw-Trending Fault. Sheared Graniorite Cut By Dikes Of Granite Porphyry And Capped Bt Tertiary Rhyolite.
AlterationVein Material Is A Pyrite-Rich Replacement Ore.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10044908
MRDS IDM232540
Alternate namesNBMG #4211
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.67769, -119.11514
References
MOORE,J.G.,1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL 75. HILL, 1912, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, USGS BULL 507.TELLURIDE CLAIMS, WILSON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 6/14/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).