Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlKaolinized Fault Breccia & Fissure Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GangueKaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureE Trending Fault Breccia, Fissure Zones
AlterationKaolinized, Pyritized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10103998
MRDS IDM232547
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.8096, -118.65043
References
JOHNSON M.G., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL89.RANSOME, 1909, MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL.414.QUADE, JACK, 2 SEP 84, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICTNBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 292, CLIPPINGSNBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.