Ore controlProximity to strong north- trending faults appears to be a controlling factor on grade distribution.
Materials
Ore mineralsSmithsonite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Carbon Ridge Formation
StructureThe regionally extensive, north-trending Phillipsburg fault is a Cenozoic normal fault that dips about 45 degrees west and extends for at least 40 km along the west flank of the Diamond Mountains., Proximity to strong north trending faults appears to be a controlling factor on grade distribution.
Tectonic settingBasin and Range-type extensional tectonic framework
AlterationThe deposit is intensely oxidized.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year2000
Identification
Deposit ID10310427
Alternate namesRH Zone, RH South Zone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.87241, -115.753
References
NBMG MI-2002Cypress Development Corp. website and press releases 2000-2004http://www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com/s/Gunman.asp