Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Rip Van Winkle

Elko County, Nevada, United States
ZincGoldSilverCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, BEDDED
Ore controlFaults & Fissure Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureEast-Dipping Fault System, & N. Striking Rev. Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10045564
MRDS IDM233331
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.12046, -116.00036
References
SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTGRANGER A.E., ETAL (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 54SMITH, R.M., (1976), P.112.