Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model75: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones And Capping Shale. Intersection Of Northeast Striking Fissures On Faults W/The Upper Hamburg Dolomite.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Associated rockShale,Andesite
StructureSouthern End Of Dunderberg-Windfall Belt, Ne Striking Fissures
AlterationDolomite Has Been "Sanded" Due To Intergranular Corrosion
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1908
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10044935
MRDS IDM232576
Alternate namesWestern Windfall Open Pit Mine, Windfall Venture, Rustler Adjoins To South
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.44993, -115.97784
References
ROBERTS R.J.,ETAL(1967)GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO.111, REFERENCE NO 3201100142NOLAN T.B.(1962)THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV. USGS PP.406VANDENBERG W.O.(1938)RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO., USBM IC.7022.NBMG SPEC PUB MI1980, P. 29.BENTZ, J. AND GARSIDE, L. J. 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG 31, 1981.DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONSACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983.COUCH, B. F. AND CARPENTER, J., 1943, NBMG BULL 37,N0. 4, SER. 38, P. 64.TINGLEY, J.V. AND BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG REPORT 40.ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967 (BONHAM, H.F., 1988)BONHAM, H.F., 1988.