Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlFractures, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mule Spring Limestone;Emigrant Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureFractures, Faults
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10046813
MRDS IDM242025
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.50745, -117.2273
References
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78.BALL, 1905, USGS BULL 285, P. 59-60.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO.; RENO, NV.BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308, P. 69-71.