Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault Zone Permeability
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Birdsprings;Sultan Limestone
Associated rockTuff
StructureSultan Thrust Fault Cuts Across, Sultan, Monte Cristo, And Bird Spring Fm.; Anticline, Breccia Zone Marks Sultan Thrust Fault; Local Anticline; Normal Faults Cut Thrust Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10111463
MRDS IDM242234
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates35.75167, -115.50001
References
LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF CLARK CO., NEV., NBMG, BULL 62, PG. 197,HEWITT, 1931, GEOL AND MIN DEP. OF GOOD SPRINGS QUAD., NEV, USGS, PP. 162, PG. 155-156HEWITT, 1956, GEOL AND MIN RES. OF IVANPAH QUAD, NEV, USGS PP 275, PG 154.ALBRITTON, C.C., 1954, GEOL. CONTROLS OF PB-ZN DEP. GOODSPRINGS DIS., NEV., USGS BULL 1010, PG. 71-81GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MIN. OCC. IN NEV., NBMG, BULL 81, P G. 33.LONGWELL ET AL., 1965