Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryMercury
TertiarySilver, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Gold
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale · Winnemucca Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Plutonic Rock
AlterationStrongly Altered Shale
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10104001
MRDS IDM232642
Alternate namesA and T Mine, Golden West Group, Wannack Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.00072, -117.7918
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV: U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6995FERGUSON, H. G., MULLER, S. W., AND ROBERTS, R. J., GEOLOGY OF THE WINNEMUCCA QUAD; NEV: G.Q.-11LINDGREN, W., 1915, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NATIONAL MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 601.