Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Thallium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlOre Is Structurally Controlled. Any Of A Wide Variety Of Rock Types (Siliciclastic And Carbonate Sediments, Metabasalt, Etc.) Can Be Mineralized Within Structures. Nw-1 Is The Most Economically Important Structure At Stonehouse. The "O" And "D" Faults Are Also Important Ore-Controlling Structures.
Materials
GangueBarite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Meta-Basalt,Siltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Chert · Valmy Formation;Havallah Sequence;Antler Sequence
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Altered Quartz Porphyry Dikes
StructureGolconda Thrust; Iron Point Thrust, The West Side Of Lone Tree Hill Is Dominated By A N-Striking Normal Fault. This Fault Is Intersected By Ne-Striking Topographic Linears (Representing Faults?) Which Extend From The Deposit To Buffalo Mtn. And Which Parallel The Midas Trench.
AlterationArgillization, Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1988
Identification
Deposit ID10055097
MRDS IDRE00042
Alternate namesEast Zone, Southeast Area, Nw-1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.82712, -117.21067
References
MCGIBBON, D.H., 1992, THE STONEHOUSE GOLD DEPOSIT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA, ABSTRACT IN APRIL, 1992 GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA NEWSLETTER.MCGIBBON, D.H., 1992, THE STONEHOUSE GOLD DEPOSIT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA, ORAL PRESENTATION AT APRIL 17, 1992 MEETING OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993MCGIBBON, D.H., 1992, THE STONEHOUSE GOLD DEPOSIT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA, ORAL PRESENTATION AT APRIL 17, 1992 MEETING OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA. NBMG MI-1993