Description
Area First Worked In The 1870'S And Later In The 1930'S; Mine Has Been Idle Since 1936.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlE-W Fault Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Granitic Rocks
Associated rockDiorite · Granitic Rocks
StructureE-W Fault Fissures
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsEARLY AND LATER PRODUCTION TOTALED ABOUT $180,000
Identification
Deposit ID10045448
MRDS IDM233191
Alternate namesOld Injun Mine ? Nbmg # 4204, 4205
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48798, -118.79874
References
ROSS, 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USMB IC 6941CARPER, A. F., FEB. 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON OLD INJUN MINE, IROQUOIS MINING CO.TELLURIDE CLAIMS,MOUNT GRANT MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 6-14-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).CARPER, A. F., 1920; ROSS, 1961