Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureHighland Thrust Plate, Vein Is Cut Off On The East By Crossfault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10103586
MRDS IDM032053
Alternate namesMendah Nevada, NBMG Sample Site 1398
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.9419, -114.55445
References
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89BELL, R.M., 1911, PIOCHE DISTRICT, MINES AND MINERALS, VOL. 32, P. 164.NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILES, 175, PRESS CLIPPINGS.WEED, W.H., 1918, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIII, P.1126; 1922, VOL. XV, P. 1253-1254.TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970