Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Tempest Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
GoldCopperSilverBismuthIronLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
SecondaryBismuth, Iron
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFractures, Faults, Tempest Fissure (N70e, 60se); N20w Vertical Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureThrust Sheets, Intersecting Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104126
MRDS IDM242436
Alternate namesTempest Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08246, -114.61195
References
WESTGATE, L.G., & KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEV., USGS, P.P. 171, P. 71OPEN FILE DATA FROM THE NEV BUREAU OF MINES FILE 171, ITEM 9, ITEM 18 (MAP OF WORKINGS), ITEM 20NBMG OPEN FILE, FILE 175, ITEM 6HILL, J.M., 1916, USGS BULL 648, P. 133NBMG OPEN FILE, FILE 175, ITEM 6; NBMG OPEN FILE 171, ITEMS 20,21