Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryGold, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlFracture Intersections And Favorable Lithologies; May Day Fault (N65e, 45se)
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Galena, Lead, Malachite, Melaconite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Highland Peak;Pioche Shale;Chisholm Shale;Lyndon Limestone
Associated rockDiabase,Plutonic Rock
StructureThrust Faults, Faults; Barren Post-Mineral Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10104125
MRDS IDM242423
Alternate namesSnyder Shaft, Gypsy Shaft, May Day Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08107, -114.61695
References
NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEMS 3 (UNPUB REPORT BY COLEMAN, GEMMILL, BUEHLER) (1940'S); ITEM 6 (MAP OF WORKINGS), ITEMS 12,13,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27COLEMAN, H.S., 1943, BRISTOL SILVER MINES CO., MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, JULY, 1943; NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 11WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1152-1153MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1908, PT. 1, P. 493; 1909, PT. 1, P. 416-417