Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement Vein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTWO SHOOTS. IN A 3-8 FT WIDE VEIN FAULTED 160 FT WEST OF SHAFT
Ore controlPossibly Control By North-Northwest Trending Arcuate Transcurrent Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Gold, Pyrargyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockWelded Tuff
Associated rockRhyodacite
StructureThe Tuff On The West Is Faulted By An Arcuate Transcurrent Fault And Shear Zone.
AlterationThe Welded Tuff Is Pervasively And Intensely Bleached, Argillized, And Silicified. And Pyritized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103948
MRDS IDM231502
Alternate namesArrowhead Mining Co. Ground., NBMG Sample Site 2742.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08523, -116.17339
References
EKREN, E.B., ROGERS, C.L., AND DIXON, G.L., 1973, GEOLOGIC AND BOUGUER GRAVITY MAP OF THE REVEILLE QUAD.: USGS MAP I-806.KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS. BULL 99B, 1984, P. 39-42.LINCOLN,F.C.,1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO,NV.WEED,W.H.,ED., 1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL.XIV.QUADE, JACK, 16 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.KLEINHAMPL & ZIONY, P. 752