Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typereplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formirregular
Ore controlOre occurs along contacts, bedding planes and fractures within shattered limestone unit.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Scheelite
GangueFluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Argillite,Conglomerate · Luning Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Last production1970
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10310479
MRDS IDM231843
Alternate namesAlexander and Brooklyn, Silver Palace, Great Eastern
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.84548, -117.57593
References
Kral, V.E., 1951, Mineral Resources of Nye County: NBMG Bull. 50, p. 201-203.NBMG MI-84, MI-85, MI-87.NBMG Map 91, 2nd, 3rd.Amer. Mines, 1989.