Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Antimony
TertiaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Koipato;Prida Formation;Prida Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructurePremineral Fault Fissures, Fault Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10103884
MRDS IDM060334
Alternate namesQueen of Sheba
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54517, -118.15236
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61RANSOME, 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 414VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE; GSA BULL. V.50.