Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeEpithermal vein and fracture filling
Model106: Epithermal vein, Creede150: Epithermal vein, Comstock151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlSome ore is related to the Page fault. The gold-silver resources are located at the intersection of north-northwest and east-west trending structures that locally control larger quartz veins.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Quartz, Calcite, Adularia
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureThe southwestern part of the Kawich Mountain Range has been interpreted to represent a caldera complex. The eastern side of this collapse and resurgent feature is partly preserved on the western flank of the mountain range and the western side of the\ncaldera is buried in the Stone Cabin Valley/Cactus Flats depression. Late Precambrian and early Paleozoic sedimentary rocks form the basement into which the caldera was erupted. This caldera complex is rhyolitic in composition and has an age of 17.8 + 0.5 m.y. (Cornwall, 1972). The Golden Arrow Mining District and Golden Arrow South are situated on the northern margin of the caldera complex but the gold-silver deposits are reported to be hosted in an older rhyolite unit with an age of 21.1 to 21.9 m.y., The Page fault strikes NE and dips 60SE
Alterationsilicification adjacent to veins
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1905-1950; 1980
First production1905
Last production1950
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10310365
MRDS IDM231953
Alternate namesConfidence Zone, Gold Coin zone, Hidden Hill zone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.97801, -116.61896
References
Kral, V.E., 1951, Mineral Resources of Nye Co.: NBMG, Bull. 50, p. 70-71.Ferguson, H.G., 1916, The Golden Arrow, Clifford, and Ellendale Districts: USGS Bull. 640-F, p. 119-120.State Inspector of Mines, 1981, Directory of Nevada Mine Operations Active During Calendar Year 1980.Preliminary Report Draft, Mineral Resources Survey, Nevada/Utah Siting Area,Prepared By Fugro National, Inc.,For USAF, 31 Oct 1980, Table 5-2.NBMG MI-1997-MI2004Long, 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.Threlkeld, W., 2005, Report to Seabridge on the Golden Arrow property, available at: http://www.seabridgegold.net/GoldArrowExplorUpdate.pdf