Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer
Mottini Mine
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
Zinc
Lead
Copper
Iron
Nickel
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Secondary
Zinc, Lead, Copper
Tertiary
Iron, Nickel
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
59: Skarn Cu
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore control
Crushed, Fissured Zones; Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Silver
Gangue
Calcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Slate,Limestone
Associated rock
Diorite
Alteration
Oxidation, Siliciation; Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1875
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10045368
MRDS ID
M233077
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.66796, -118.21568
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFRNBMG BULL 83