Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Desert Queen Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone; Strong Jointing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Melaconite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite
StructureShears, Joints In Diorite.
AlterationKaolinization, Chloritization Of Diorite Wallrock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10047289
MRDS IDM242568
Alternate namesChrysler-Bonanza Group, Manitou Gold Mining Co. Property, NBMG Sample Site 2650
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.79907, -118.89154
References
WILLDEN, RONALD & SPEED, R.C., 1974,GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEVADA: NBMG BULL 83.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1940, USBM I.C. 7093TINGLEY, J.V., 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 2/26/85, AND SAMPLE ANALYSISWILLDEN, VANDERBURG.