Description
Located By T.J. Franks, M.E. Reed, And B. Woolverton
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsLead
GangueCalcite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10046054
MRDS IDM233967
Alternate namesMorning Star, Nevada Star, Comet, Elko, Clover 1 To 8
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.72492, -115.07033
References
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56HILL, JAMES M, (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648.LINCOLN, F.C., (1923), MINING DISTRICT AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA, RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 171-172