Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryArsenic
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Pyrite
GangueJarosite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Pumpernickel
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureGolconda Thrust Fault, N-S-Trending Faults
AlterationOxidation, Leaching (Enrichment Of Au And Ag)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1938
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10046158
MRDS IDM234146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.52546, -117.14595
References
ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965; USGS Professional Paper 459-B, p. 52.THEODORE, T.G., BLAKE, D.W., AND KRETSCHMER, E.L., 1978; NBMG REPOR T 32, P.45-48.SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, P. 86.NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINES ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1975, P. 30.