Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer
April Fool Group
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Silver
Secondary
Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
M
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Vertical Fault
Materials
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Structure
Fault
Alteration
Andesite Is Sericitized Near The Vein
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1879
Discovery year
1879
Identification
Deposit ID
10045604
MRDS ID
M233377
Alternate names
Ruby Silver, Falcon, Rock Creek,
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.35379, -116.39011
References
SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTERNOMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO., NEV, USGS BULL 408SMITH, R.M. (1976)