Description
Charles And James Scossa
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlAt Or Near Intersections Of Veins And Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsElectrum, Gold
GangueClay, Quartz, Sericite
Other materialsAlunite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Schist,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNe-Sw Fracture Zones
AlterationSilicification Along Fracture Zones; Strong Alteation Of The Dike Material
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10103881
MRDS IDM060262
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2803, Kimber Lease, Gayer Lease, Scossa Mine, North Star Claim Group, Hawkeye Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.7335, -118.59266
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902JONES ET AL, 1931, PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE SCOSSA MINING DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 25 NO. 4QUADE, JACK, 3 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.JOHNSON, 1977