Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryArsenic, Mercury, Molybdenum, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typevein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlOre is associated with a brecciated, silicified zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrargyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Alunite, Clay, Sericite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite · Tuff of Corcoran Canyon
StructureA northeast-trending structural zone defined by alteration, veining, gold-silver mineralization, faulting and intrusions., fractures associated with the margin of the Mount Jefferson caldera
AlterationHost rocks have been silicified, argillized, and sericitized.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10310492
MRDS IDM042801
Alternate namesSilver Reef Prospect, Silver Reef claims, NBMG sample site 3187
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.67076, -116.80535
References
Quade, Jack, 28 May 86, NBMG Field examination and sample analyses.Kleinhampl, F.J. and Ziony, J.I., 1984, NBMG Bull 99B.Boden, 1992;Bonham, 1986, 1989, 1991; Bullion River Gold Corp., 2004b;Davis and Tingley, 1999Gardiner, 1989, 1990Gardiner and Giancola, 1991Landore Resources, Inc., 2001, 2004dNevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998Senator Minerals, Inc., 2003bTingley, 1998United States Bureau of Land Management, 1978p, 1999aUnited States Geological Survey, 1971b.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.Geologic map of the Corcoran Canyon quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, USGS Map I-2680.Bullion River Gold Corp. website: http://www.bullionriver.com/mangaband.htmlSenator Minerals Inc. press release, 3/31/2003NBMG MI-2003-2004