Description
Charles Taylor Of Tonopah, Grubstaked By George A. Kernick And George E. Mcclelland
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper
TertiaryBismuth, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlShattered Zone, Fissuring
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Famatinite, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueAlunite, Barite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Limonite, Marcasite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite,Andesite · Milltown Andesite;Milltown Andesite
StructureFault Gouge Zone Terminates South End Of Ledge; Pre-Ore Faulting, Columbia Mountain Fault; Caldera Ring Fracture Zone
AlterationPyritization, Alunitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10046708
MRDS IDM241907
Alternate namesFlorence Group, Consisting of the Florence, Red King, Cornishman,, Firelight Claimsplus the Emma Fraction., Florence Goldfield Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.71023, -117.22063
References
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 240 P.NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; RENO, NEVADA.WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1203.NBMG BULL 78USGS PP 66, P. 225-230.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, P. 199.