Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone; Brecciation
Materials
GangueCalcite, Chert, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Joana Limestone;Chainman/Shale
Associated rockDacite · Silver Spring Stock
StructureThrust Faults
AlterationSilicification; Jasperoidization By Descending Solutions From Overlying Volcanics And Siliceous Shale
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1971
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10045696
MRDS IDM233489
Alternate namesGold-Bearing Ledge Claim., Golden Rod Claim Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.82244, -115.3692
References
LUMSDEN, W.W., JR., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN WHITE PINE RANGE AND NORTHERN HORSE RANGE, NEV: UCLA PH D. THESIS, 249 P.WIRE, J.C., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE CURRANT CREEK DISTRICT, NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES, NEVADA: UCLA MA, THESIS, 154 P.KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO., NEV: NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)CRANDELL, W.D., 1977, BLM REPORT, EGAN BLM DISTRICT, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS OF THE DUCKWATER PLANNING UNIT (407) IN THE ELY DISTRICT. (UPDATE)E & MJ., VOL. 41, NO. 7., P. 75.JONES, R.B. & BENTZ, J., FIELD EXAMINATION; 10 JULY 1981.NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)