Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typebrecciated vein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlshear zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite,Pyroclastic Rock
Structureshear zone, dipping 80-85E, vein 5-10E and greater than or equal to 20 feet thickK., The mine is located at the northern end of the Walker Lane Trend.
AlterationHydrothermal alteration along brecciated zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1995
Identification
Deposit ID10310426
MRDS IDRE00005
Alternate namesFire Angel, Hercules Mine, Hydra-Hercules Project, NBMG sample sites 3767 and 3768
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.23046, -119.45766
References
Quade, Jack, 1989, Field Notes on the Hercules Mine; Como Mining District; Lyon County, NBMG Unpublished Mining District Files.September 24, 1997, Adamas Resources Corp. press release.NBMG MI-89, MI-96; MI-97Amer. Mines (1990), 1990Amer. Mines (1998), 1997Mining Record, 4 Jun 1997.Horizon Gold 1989 Annual ReportLocation info from David Shaddrick, oral communication (1998).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.Miranda Gold Corp. news releases, 8/12/2004, 11/2/2004.NBMG MI-2004.Horizon Gold 1989 Annual Report (Fire Angel deposit)