Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore control"Highly Altered", Type Unknown.
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10045556
MRDS IDM233323
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.84323, -115.96621
References
EMMONS. W. H., 1910, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. BULL. 408GRANGER, A. E., ETAL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA NBMG BULL. 54.ROBERTS, R. T., RADTKE, A. S., AND COATS R.R., 1976, GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO; ECON. GEOL. U.66, NO 1 P. 14-33.1) SMITH, R. M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS. OPEN FILE REPT. 1976-562) NOLAN T. B.,1932B. THE MOUNTAIN CITY DISTRICT. NBMG OPEN FILE REPT.EMMONS, W. M., (1910), P 82-83