Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist,Shale
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10099715
MRDS IDW016309
Alternate namesMount Rose, Montrose, Paradise Valley
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.59989, -117.45097
References
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM INF. CIRC. 6995.WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. VOL. 59.DECKER, D.J., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCE OWNERSHIP INVESTIGATION, NEVADA GARVEY RANCH, HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, ITEM 1.LINDGREN, W., 1915, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NATIONAL MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA; USGS, BULL. 601. #5. TINGLEY, J.V., 5 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.