Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlFault (Silicified Breccia Zone)
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueAlunite, Chert, Clay, Jasper, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tank Hill Limestone;Eureka Quartzite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureBasin And Range. Atlanta Fault Zone, Mine Fault, Gold Fault., Faults And Breccia Zone.
Tectonic settingBack-Arc Extensional Cratonic Basin
AlterationSilicification (Jasperoid), Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10080425
MRDS IDW031572
Alternate namesAtlanta Home, Atlanta N0s. 1-3, Pactolion Fraction, Belle, Atlanta Strip No. 1, Hillside, Sparrow Hawk
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46578, -114.32251
References
GARSIDE, L. J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 81, P. 69.TSCHANTZ, C. M., PAMPEYAN, E. H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 73, PP. 162- 163.HILL, J.AM., 1916, USGS BULL 648.HULSE, P., 1978, GOLD OPERATIONS AT THE ATLANTA MINE, MIN ENG,VOL 30, SEPT, 1978, P. 1299-1301.MEYERS, P. W., 1915, DEVELOPMENTS AT ATLANTA, NEVADA; ENG AND MIN JOUR, VOL 99, NO 12, P. 541-542.NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 164, ITEMS 2, 3, 4, 6, 8,9COX, JOHN W., 1981, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ATLANTA DISTRICT, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA; M. S. THESIS, UNIV. OF NEVADA, RENO.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993(15) GARSIDE, 1973, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 81, P. 69.STANDARD SLAG BROCHURE, NBMG DISTRICT FILESTANDARD SLAG BROCHURE, NBMG DISTRICT FILE NBMG MI-1993