Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFault Control
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite · West End Rhyolite;Tonopah Formation
StructureHalifax Fault (N-S, 35-40ne), Belmont Fault
AlterationSericitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103959
MRDS IDM231772
Alternate namesMizpah Extension Shaft., Sparrow Claim, Wren Claim, Blue Jay Claim, Eagle Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.07494, -117.21759
References
SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 194-197CARPENTER, JA, ET AL, 1953, HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MINING AT TONOPAH: NBMG BULL. 51NOLAN, TB, 1935, UNDERGROUND GEOL. OF TONOPAH MINING DIST.: NBMG BULL. 23CARPENTER, ET AL, 1953, P. 149.