Description
John Harmon (?)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES, STRINGERS, DISSEMINATIONS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · South Willow Formation
Associated rockDacite · South Willow Formation
StructureNe And Wnw-Trending Faults
AlterationBleaching Over At Least 2 Sq. Miles
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10044921
MRDS IDM232556
Alternate namesTohoqua Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.09876, -119.4038
References
BONHAM, H., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 70BURGESS, J. A., 1926, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT THE NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES.STOTESBURY, H. W., 1917, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT THE NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES.