Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, PINCH-AND-SWELL,PODS
Ore controlShear Zones And Hornfelsic Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockHornfels
AlterationSilification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10044910
MRDS IDM232542
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.32433, -118.48848
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C6902.QUADE, JACK, 8 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANLYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.