Nevada · White Pine County
Producer

Ward

White Pine County, Nevada, United States
SilverCopperZincGoldLeadCadmiumMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryCadmium, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formirregular to elliptical tube
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Plumbojarosite
GangueWollastonite, Marcasite, Pyroxene, Barite, Idocrase, Pyrrhotite, Clinozoisite, Chlorite, Gypsum
Other materialsMalachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Smithsonite, Thulite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Hematite, Jasper, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite),Limestone · "Guilmette Formation", "Joana Limestone", "Ely Limestone"
Associated rockPorphyry,Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1989
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10208273
MRDS IDW016410
Alternate namesGood Luck, Ward Mountain Mine, CarolineWard Mountain, Silver King, Ward Mine, Ward/Taylor Project
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.07914, -114.88276
References
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