Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINS-ROUGHLY TABULAR
Ore controlBedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Marble · Reed Dolomite
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1878
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10046786
MRDS IDM241994
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81133, -117.6837
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO.55.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: NO. 8 OF HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEV.STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.SHAMBERGER, H.A., (1976) P. 15; SPURR, J.E. (1906)SHAMBERGER, H.A. (1976) P. 15.