Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Antimony, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model75: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formVEINS, VEINLETS, LENSES, SHOOTS
Ore controlMost Deposits In Northward Dipping Veins Near A Single Stratigraphic Horizon And Most Enveloped In Intensely Altered Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsBindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueTourmaline
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Candelaria Formation;Candelaria Formation;;
Associated rockDolomite · Palmetto Formation;Palmetto Formation;Palmetto Formation;Diablo Formation
StructureSuccessive Sequence Of Recurrent Faulting. Folding And Faulting, With Resultant Deformation., Area Of Greatest Structural Discontinuity Coincides With Intense Rock Alteration And The Greatest Number Of Veins
Tectonic settingBack-Arc Extensional Cratonic Basin
AlterationSome Rx Sericitized, Carbonatized, Argillized And Silicified Due To Hydrothermal Action Pre-Aging Or Accompanying Ore Deposition
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1864
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10072147
MRDS IDW016422
Alternate namesCandelaria Partners Mine, Lucky Hillpit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14993, -118.08427
References
KNOPF, ADOLF, 1922 , THE CANDELARIA SILVER DISTRICT, NEV., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, USGS BULL. 735 .PAGE, B. M., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF THE CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 56 .ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58 .TINGLEY, J. V., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 10/1/83NBMG DISTRICT FILE 195 ITEM 2, CANDELARIA PARTNERS MINE TOUR BOOKLET, 1983.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 195, PRESS CLIPPINGS.NBMG, 1983, MAP 84, ACTIVE MINES AND OIL FIELDSSTATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983.MOELLER, STUART, A., 1986, IN GSN 1986 FALL FIELD TRIP GUIDEMOELLER, STUART, A., 1988, IN GSN SYMPOSIUM TECHNICAL VOLUME P135.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 19941922 RECON KNOPF, ADOLF BULL. 735 PP 1 - 231923 RECON NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., PP 137 - 1571959 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 561961 RECON NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58OCCIDENTAL 1980 ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS AND NBMG DISTRICT FILE 195 PRESS CLIPPINGS. BONHAM, H.F., 1988 NBMG MI-1993BONHAM, 1988 NBMG MI-1993