Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

Preble Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
GoldCopperBarium-Barite
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Description

Whit Delamare

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHigh Angle Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Shale,Carbonate
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
AlterationSilicification (Jasperiod Development), But Not As Much As Pinson.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1980
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10045088
MRDS IDM232748
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.99795, -117.39207
References
DECKER, D.J., 1974; MINERAL RESOURCE OWNERSHIP INVESTIGATION, NEVADA GARVEY RANCH, HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA: UNPUBUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG, ITEVAL.NEV. MIN ASSN. BULL. SEPT., 1979, CONSORTIUM BUDGETS $14 MILLION TO OPEN PINSON GOLD MINE.THE NORTHERN MINER NEWSPAPER, JAN. 3, 1980, "LACANEX SUPERVISING CORDEX I SYNDICATE FEASIBILITY STUDY."GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION 19 JUNE, 1984, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.CRONE, W.R., 1982, M.S. THESIS, UNIV. NEV. RENO.CRONE, W.R., LARSEN, T.T., CARPENTER, R.H., CHAO, T.T., AND SANZOLONE, R.F., 1984, JOUR. OF GEOCHEM. EXPLOR., VOL 20, P. 161-178.USGS, 1974, MAP GQ-1174.THE MINING RECORD, AUG.29, 1984.MINESEARCH ANNUAL, 1984-85, VOL VII, P.362-367, METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, CO.NUMEROUS CLIPPINGS, 1982-1984.GEOL. SOC. NEVADA, 1987, BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METALS SYMPOSIUM.BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.BONHAM H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.NEVADA MININIG ASSOCIATION BULLITON, SEPT 1979, "CONSORTIUM BUDGETS $14 MILLION TO OPEN PINSON GOLD MINE."THE NORTHERN MINER NEWSPAPER, JAN 3 1980, "LACANEX SUPERVISING CORDEX I SYNDICATE FEASIBILITY SUTDY."GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, 19 JUN 1984. #5. CRONE, W.R., LARSEN, L.T., CARPENTER, R.H., CHAO, T.T., AND SANZOLONE, R.F., 1984, JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, VOL. 20, P. 161-178. #6. USGS, 1974, MAP GQ-1174. #7. CRONE, W.R., 1982, MS THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO. #8. THE MINING RECORD, 29 AUG 1984. #9. MINESEARCH ANNUAL, 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 362-367, METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, CO. #10. NUMEROUS CLIPPINGS, 1982-1984. #11. GEOLOGIC SOCIETY OF NEVADA, 1987, BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METALS SYMPOSIUM.MINE SEARCH, ANNUAL, 1984-85, VOL VIII., P.363; PRODUCTION WAS REPORTEDLY 325000 TONS PER YEAR, REPORTED IN 1987. BONHAM, 1988.BONHAM, 1984; MINING RECORD, 1984; GSN SYMPOSIUM, 1987.