Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer
Vega Mine
Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Secondary
Silver
Tertiary
Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LENSES
Ore control
Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena
Gangue
Ilmenite, Quartz, Sericite
Other materials
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Greenstone,Limestone
Structure
Thrust Faults, Post-Ore Faults Striking N To Ne; Crushing.
Alteration
Post-Ore Sericitization
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1892
Discovery year
1892
Identification
Deposit ID
10046767
MRDS ID
M241975
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.78605, -117.69648
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 55SPURR, J.E., 1906, P. 65