Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Copper, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Cone
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10045155
MRDS IDM232829
Alternate namesBurner Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.46378, -116.65066
References
EMMONS, W.H.,(1910) SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, COMFER, EUREKA CO., NV., USGS BULL 408SMITH, ROSCOE. M.(1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEVADA, U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56HOPE, R.A., & COATS, R.C., (1976) PRELIM. GEOL. MAP ELKO CO., U.S.G.S. OPEN FILEMAP 76-77