Description
Newmont Exploration Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Thallium, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
GangueBarite, Calcite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Siltstone · Webb Formation
StructureN-Trending Anticline That Forms The Crest Of The Pinon Range., Numerous High-Angle, Generally West-Dipping, N25w Oriented Faults.
AlterationSilicification, Decalcification, Liesegang Banding, Argillization. See Geology Comments.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10097326
MRDS IDRE00045
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.45908, -115.99702
References
PUTNAM, B. R., AND HENRIQUES, E. Q. B., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION AT THE SOUTH BULLION DEPOSIT, PINON RANGE, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR WESTERN UNITED STATES CENOZOIC TECTONICS, IN RAINES, G. L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 713-728.