Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAlong Fault Contact Between Limestone And Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Cinnabar, Malachite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Nopah Formation (Windfall)
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10046868
MRDS IDM242092
Alternate namesOswald Claims, Oswell Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.74356, -116.0131
References
CORNWALL, H.R., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 77, P. 40KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL 50, P. 92BAILEY & PHOENIX, 1944, NBMG BULL 41, P. 155