Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR-"CHIMNEYS"
Ore controlShear Zone, Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Lead, Pyrite, Pyromorphite
GangueGarnet, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSilication, Sericitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1820
Identification
Deposit ID10045583
MRDS IDM233353
Alternate namesNevada Bunker Hill, East Tripoli
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.51658, -116.00702
References
EMMONS, W. H., 1910, A RCONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LAUDER, AND EURELSA COUNTIES, NEVADA. USGS BULLETIN 408MINES REGISTER, 1937SMITH, R. M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56HUNT, S. F., 1936, MINING GEOLOGY OUTLINED, RENO, NEVADAGRANGER, A. E., ET ALL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. NBM BULLETIN 54.