Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAt Or Near Intersecction Of Vein And Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Schist,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe-Sw Fracture Zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1931
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10044919
MRDS IDM232554
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.73378, -118.58571
References
JOHNSON, M.G.,1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL,89VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA;USBM 1C 6902JONES ET AL, 1931, PRELIMINIARY SURVEY OF THE SCOSSA MINING DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL.25 NO.4QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATIONNBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977