Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryArsenic, Iron, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Veins; Parallel Fissures; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureConsiderable Folding Of Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10045041
MRDS IDM232695
Alternate namesBullion Vein, Paradise & White Swan Vein, Spring City Mine, Wild Goose Claim, Paradise Mine, NBMG Sample Sites 2607, 2608.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.5885, -117.4593
References
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995.WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, ULL. VOL. 59.DECKER, D.J., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCE OWNERSHIP INVESTIGATION, NEVADA GARVEY RANCH, HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG: HUMBOLDT COUNTY, ITEM 1.GILBERT, D.C., AND CAZIER, J., 1935, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE SILVER BUTTE MINING CO., PARADISE MINING DISTRICT; ON FILE AT NBMG. #5. CARPENTER, J.A., 1935, UNPUBLISHED EXCEPT FROM MINING LOG OF NORTHERN NEVADA TRIP, ON FILE AT NBMG. #5. TINGLEY, J.V., 5 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.COUCH AND CARPENTER (1944); VANDERBURG, (1936).