Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer
Water Shaft Mine
Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Gold
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Description
J.B. (Judd) Terrell And George Pollinger, Soon Joined By Craig Catterson Of Oregon
Commodities
Primary
Silver
Secondary
Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Materials
Ore minerals
Cerargyrite, Gold
Gangue
Calcite, Iron
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite,Andesite
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure
Nw-Trending Fault Cuts Vein
Alteration
Strong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Host Rocks
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1910
Identification
Deposit ID
10104015
MRDS ID
M233065
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.08963, -118.69764
References
SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR