Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Silver Lead Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadZincBarium-BariteCopperAntimonyStrontium
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Strontium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlFault Zones, Nne-Trending
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Prida, Augusta, Cave Springs
Associated rockDiorite
StructureFaults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10047349
MRDS IDM242636
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2338
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.57184, -117.39873
References
GARSIDE, L.J., 14 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSISJOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, P. 61-62.NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, 1964, SOUTHERN PACIFIC. CO., P. 101.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, USBM IC, 6092, P. 8.