Nevada · Clark County
Past Producer

Whale Mine

Clark County, Nevada, United States
ZincLeadSilverMolybdenumVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Calamine, Chrysocolla, Galena, Hydrozincite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureLarge Scale Overthrusts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103546
MRDS IDM030074
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80833, -115.5289
References
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 145 - 146 .LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 186 .SCHILLING, 1962 B, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 2 .HEWETT, 1931 , LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965