Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Gold Bug Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Description

Henry Knight

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10047618
MRDS IDM243030
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.20269, -118.11789
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, USGS OFR