Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Independence

Elko County, Nevada, United States
SilverCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntersections Of Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureE-Striking Faults Conjugate To A Set Of Nw-Striking Faults
AlterationEarly Propylitic And Innter Potassic Alteration Haloes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10045614
MRDS IDM233390
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.3199, -116.22732
References
SMITH, R.M., 1976, USGS OFR 76-56.NOLAN, T.B., 1936, NBMG BULL 25, P30.NOLAN,T.B., (1936) P.30