Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Silver
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlPermeability Of The Formation
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Calamine, Galena, Hydrozincite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Bird Springs Formation
Associated rockGranite · Granite Porphyry
StructureOverthrusting, Faults In District Tend To Make A Reticulate Pattern, Folding And Faulting
Tectonic settingFredrickson Rift Zone & Keystone Thrust Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10111397
MRDS IDD000031
Alternate namesYellow Pine Extension Mine, Green Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.84417, -115.49501
References
HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 139 .LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P. 186 .ALBRITTON, C. C., JR., RICHARDS, A., BROKAW, A. L., REINEMUND, J. A., 1954 , GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB AND ZN DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT, GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1010 .