Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntrusive Veins, Granodiorite Contact, Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GangueDiopside, Epidote, Nontronite, Quartz, Sericite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10045957
MRDS IDM233857
Alternate namesLead-Silver Mine, Jones Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.78213, -114.78478
References
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-AHOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: