Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Calamine, Cerussite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10295837
Alternate namesUnion Lead MineUnion, Commonwealth Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.348, -119.7891
References
GEEHAN, R.W., INVESTIGATION OF THE UNION LEAD-ZINC MINE,WASHOE CO., NEV., 1950, USBU MINES RPT. INVEST. 4623OVERTON, T.D., MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, ANDWASHOE COUNTIES, 1947, NEV. BUMINES BULL. 46BONHAM, H.F., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE ANDSTOREY COUNTIES, 1969, NEV. BUMINES BULL. 70, P. 61-64.JOHNSON, M.G., PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, 1973, USGSBULL. 1356, P. 91ENGEL, A.L., SIMPLE TREATMENT METHODS FOR SULFIDE GOLD ANDSILVER ORES, 1951, USBUMINES RPT. INVEST. 4790 P. 16-17THOMPSON, G.A., AND WHITE, D.E., REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF THESTEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA, WASHOE CO., NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER458-A, P. 46-47.