Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Shale,Limestone
Associated rockLimestone,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureBristol Thrust Sheet, Outcrop Of Deposit Is Faulted Away To The Se; Shear Zones
AlterationMassive Quartz Replacement Of Limestone, Up To 100 Ft Thick
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1921
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10047179
MRDS IDM242435
Alternate names5 Claims, Silver Dale Nos. 1-4 Claims, Hornsilver Nos. 1, Nickel Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15524, -114.69585
References
TSCHANTZ, C.M., & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 176-177NBMG OPEN FILE171, ITEM 2, P. 1-3; ITEM 1; ITEM 4; PRESS CLIPPINGSWEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1333LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NVUSGS P.P. 171, 1932, P. 51