Nevada · White Pine County
Past Producer

Morning Star

White Pine County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSteep Dipping Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
GangueGarnet, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Kinsley Stock
AlterationSilicification, Calc-Silicate Skarn
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10045667
MRDS IDM233456
Alternate namesNevada Metals, Evening Star
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.11076, -114.35808
References
SMITH R.M.(1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 85HILL J.M.(1916) NOTES ON MINERAL DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEV., USGS BULL 648.USB OF M (ELKO) MILS NO.7 REFERENCE NO.3203300082, MIN PROP FILE 21,800SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 56