Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeepithermal vein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Cerargyrite, Argentite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930
First production1930
Last production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10310422
MRDS IDM231672
Alternate namesPi?on Gold Project, Longstreet Gold-Silver Project
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.37837, -116.71103
References
Kral, V.E., 1951, Mineral Resources of Nye Co.: NBMG Bull. 50, p. 100-101Kleinhampl, F.J. and Ziony, J.I., Geology and Mineral Deposits of Northern Nye County; NBMG, Bulletin 99 A & B.NBMG File 239, Item 1Long, 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.Rare Earth Metals Corp., press release, 12/2/02NBMG MI-2002NBMG Map 91Amer. Mines 1996, 1997The Denver Mining Record 7/19/89.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993