Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSediment-hosted Au/ vein, fault zone
Model{173: Sediment-hosted Au}
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular to irregular
Ore control"In the central Carlin trend, the Lantern, West Carlin, and Perry (Peregrine) deposits are aligned along the N50W strike of the\nCastle Reef fault.\n\n"
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Roberts Mountains Formation
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure"The N50W striking Castle Reef fault is one of several major Carlin district northwest faults that have complex kinematics,\nfrequently displaying evidence of multiple stages of recurrent normal, oblique, and apparent strike-slip movement.\n\n\n"
Alteration"silicification"
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10310326
MRDS IDRE00282
Alternate namesExodus, North Lantern, South Lantern, NW Extension, High Desert
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.92228, -116.34084
References
{Deposit:: Bureau of Land Management, 1991, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Betze Project.}{Deposit:: Mcfarlane, D. N., 1991, Gold Production on 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. 841-843.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1994, MI-1993-MI-2003}{Deposit:: Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.}{Deposit:: Bonham and Hess (1995).}{Deposit:: NBMG Bull. 111.}