Nevada · Esmeralda County
Producer

Old Buster Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
TungstenGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlLarge Low-Angle Gouge Zone In Contact With A Skarn Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Palmetto Limestone
StructureIntense Faulting In Area: Some Thrust And Some Vertical
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106933
MRDS IDM242010
Alternate namesPigeon Springs Mine, NBMG Sample Site 1128
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48884, -117.63203
References
SPURR, J.E., 1912, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS, NBMG FILE 95, ITEM 4NOTTI, TONY T., 1965, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE LIDA AND PALMETTO MINING DISTRICTS: NBMG FILE 95, ITEM 6.QUADE, JACK, FIELD EXAMINATION, JUNE 3, 1982ROOT, W.A., 1909, "THE LIDA MINING DISTRICT OF NEVADA;" MINING WORLD, VOL. 31, P. 123-125.JONES AND PAPKE, 1984, NBMG MAP 84, ACTIVE MINES.