Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Great Bend Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, STRINGERS, BUNCHES
Ore controlFissured Zones; Sheeting
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAlunite, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Milltown Andesite
StructurePost-Ore Crushing
AlterationSilicification, Alunitization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104103
MRDS IDM241911
Alternate namesGreat Bend Claim, Thanksgiving Gift, Red Butte Claims, High Rock Fraction, Nileak Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75328, -117.19674
References
RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 251TURNER, J.K., 1934, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GREAT BEND MINE; NBMG FILE 91, ITEM 6NBMG REPORT 19, P. 65-66WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1212-1213.RANSOME, F.L., 1909, P. 251. TURNER, J.K., 1934, P. 4-5