Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding Planes, Faults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Hydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite
GangueAnnabergite, Barite, Dioptase, Jarosite, Jasper, Linarite, Olivenite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Stibnite
Other materialsGalena
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Monte Cristo (Yellow Pine) (Bullion)
Associated rockSandstone · Bird Springs Formation
StructureNormal Faults Are Numerous And Attitudes Very Greatly; Thrust Fault, Fault Zone
AlterationDolomitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1906 - 1928
First production1906
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10104120
MRDS IDM242230
Alternate namesComo, Rover, Hilo, Bybee, Radio, Hermes, Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine., Prairie Flower
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.85, -115.49584
References
LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOL. MIN. DEP. OF CLARK CO., NEV., NBMG BULL 62, P. 108-110, 198HEWITT, D.F., 1931, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD, NEV, USGS, P. 162, PP. 129-137.HEWITT, D.F., 1956, GEOL. AND MIN. RESOURCES OF IVANPAH QUAD. CA AND NEV., USGS., PP I75, P. 150-151ALBRITTON, C.C., ETAL, 1954, GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB-ZN DEP. IN GOODSPRINGS DIST., NEV., USGS, BULL 1010, P. 18-40.BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, NBMG BULL 41LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., RENO.MCKNIGHT, E. T., NEWMAN, W. L., AND HEYL, A. V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, USGS MAP MR-19.HEWITT, 1956, USGS, PP 275, P. 151. HEWITT, 1931, USGS, P. 162,PP. 129-137.