Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Arizona Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
SilverTungstenCopperLeadGoldAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Tungsten
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Gold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlDepositional Relation Between Formations
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Copper, Covellite, Jamesonite, Scheelite, Silver, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Prida Formation
Associated rockRhyolite · Koipato Group
StructureSeveral Normal Faults; Two Post-Mineral Faults
AlterationContact Metamorphic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1965
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10101412
MRDS IDD001228
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2564.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.43517, -118.14875
References
SAMPLE 2564.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89, P 97-99.VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM IC 6902.JOHNSON, A.C., AND BENSON, W.T., 1963,UNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT.CAMERON, E.N., 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT RANGE: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULL. 50, V 4, P 563-634.WALLACE, R.E., AND TATLOCK, D.B., 1963, AN EXPLORATN POSSIBILITY AT THE ARIZONA MINE, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT.LEMMON, D. M., UNPUBLISHED DATALEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN: USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCES: USGS MAP MR-25.COUCH B. F. AND CARPENR, J. A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940 INCLUSIVE): NBMG BULL. 38.STAGER, H. K. AND TINGLEY, J. V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADANBMG BULL. 105, P 195.WALLACE, R.E., AND TATLOCK, D.B., 1962, SUGGESTIONS FOR PSPECTING IN THE HUMBOLDT RANGE AND ADJACENT AREAS, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 450-B.NBMG STAFF, 1985, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE PARADISE-DENIO AND SONOMA-GERLACH RESOURCE AREAS, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT, NEVADA: NBMG OFR 85-3.BONHAM JR., H.F., 26 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.TINGLEY, J.V., UNDATED, UNPUBLISHED ARIZONA MINE MRDS DATA: NBMG.SILBERLING, N.J., AND WALLACE, R.E., 19, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR PEAK GROUP (TRIASSIC) AND OVERLYING LOWER MESOZOIC ROCKS, HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 592.JOHNSON, 1977.