Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Vanderbilt Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldCopper
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Description

W.J. And R.H. Robinson

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlBedding Planes
Materials
GangueBiotite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Wyman Formation
StructureFaults Cut Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10104123
MRDS IDM242343
Alternate namesHillside Mining Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75772, -117.66509
References
SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.SPURR, (1906) P. 35; SHAMBERGER (1976) P. 15