Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence

Niterville Group

Nye County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Bob Johnson A Shoshone Indian

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciation
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationRhyolite Silicified, Alunization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10046601
MRDS IDM241787
Alternate names4 Niterville, 2 Jumbo, 3 Mammoth, White Cloud Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.95246, -117.11201
References
KRAC, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 36PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM DR W.R. COLBERT TO V.E. KARL, NBMG MINING DISTRICT, 1949, FILE 218, ITEM 12.AMON, GRAPEVINE. DIST., NEV, MBMG FILE 218, ITEM 5.