Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPINCH-SWELL
Ore controlBedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueAnglesite, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Diopside, Jasper, Limonite, Linarite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureReward Gulch Eroded Along Shear Zone, 40-50 Ft. Wide, Slickensides, Faults
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10103481
MRDS IDM024083
Alternate namesBrown Moster-Reward, Brown Monster
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.7469, -118.05398
References
NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 48-49TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 386-388KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1918, INYO RANGE AND THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 110, P. 121-122GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 505TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938), NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), KNOPF (1918), GOODWIN (1957)