Description
Charles Taylor, Of Tonopah, Grubstaked By George Kernick And George Mcclelland.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlSheeting, Brecciation; Caldera Ring Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Famatinite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueAlunite, Kaolin, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite,Latite
Associated rockDacite,Latite
StructureFaults; Columbia Mountain Fault; Gouge Zones
AlterationOxidation Above 165-Ft Level; Alunitization; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10046690
MRDS IDM241889
Alternate namesPart of Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. After 1906
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.72023, -117.22119
References
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA: 240 P.RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 202-204NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, P. 17B.; RANSOME, 1909, P. 202