Genesis Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States

GoldSilver

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Description

Carlin Gold Mining Company

Commodities

PrimaryGold, Silver

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag

Deposit sizeM

Orebody formLENSOIDAL

Ore controlThe Gen Fault Served As The Main Feeder Zone For Hydrothermal Fluids. The Orebody Is Localized In The Footwall Of Both The N10w Trending Gen Fault And The N15-35e Trending K Fault, With Highest Grade Ore Occurring Near The Intersection Of These Two Faults.

Materials

GangueIllite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Sericite

Geology

Host rockLimestone · Popovich Formation;Rodeo Creek Unit

Associated rockDiorite · Goldstrike Granodioritic Stock;Altered Dikes Of Uncertain Composition

StructureGenesis Mine Is Located Along An Antiformal Axis South Of The Goldstrike Intrusion At The Northern Edge Of The Lynn Window. The Antiform Trends Nw And Plunges 10 Degrees To The Nw. The West Limb Dips 30-40 Degrees West And The East Limb Dips 65-70 Degrees East., Genesis Mine Occurs On The Tuscarora Spur Horst Block. The Sediments Have Been Folded And Cut By Steeply Dipping Normal And Strike Slip Faults. Faulting Has Three Trends: N20-35w, N30-45e, And E-W. The E-W Trending Faults Appear To Be The Oldest.

AlterationSee Comments

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

Production years1986 - PRESENT (3/92)

First production1986

Discovery year1984

Identification

Deposit ID10107443

MRDS IDW700376

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates40.95434, -116.36621

References

CHRISTENSEN, O. D., KNUTSEN, G. C., AND EKBURG, C. E., 1987, DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN TREND, EUREKA AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS PREPRINT NUMBER 87-84, 7 P.ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, JUNE, 1988, P. 3A.SHEPHERD, T.L., 1987, GENERALIZED GEOLOGY OF THE GENESIS DEPOSIT, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987 FALL FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK, SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 6, P. D1-D4.RYNEER, R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE STAR SUBDISTRICT AND THE GENESIS MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS, P. 67.RYNEER, R., 1992, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE CARLIN TREND, IN BUFFA, R., AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 838-840.JORDAN, J., 1992, THE BLUE STAR AND GENESIS GOLD DEPOSITS, IN BUFFA, R., AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 859-861.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NBMG MI-1993ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, JUNE, 1988, P. 3A. RYNEER, R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE STAR SUBDISTRICT AND THE GENESIS MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS, P. 67. NBMG MI-1993