Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Summit King-Dan Tucker Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Description

C.W. Kinney And Brother

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typevein/shear zone
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlLARGE E-W SHEAR ZONE DIPPING STEEPLY SOUTH
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Cerargyrite, Argentite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Pyrite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockMetamorphic Rock,Metavolcanic Rock,Rhyolite,Andesite
AlterationSTRONG GOSSAN-LIKE OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1912-present
First production1912
Last production1990
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10310503
MRDS IDM243115
Alternate namesDan Tucker Mine, NBMG Sample Site 3953, Wall Street Claim, Twilight Claim, High Diddle Diddle Claim, Double Ender Claim, Legal Tender Claim, Neglect Claim, NRA Fraction Claim, Tacoma Claim, Sunflower Claim, May Day Claim, Tramp Claim, Apex Claim, Summit King Mine, Woman of Peace Claim, Summit King Placer Claim, Sunset Placer Claim, Sunrise Placer Claim, Keystone Fraction Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.26852, -118.34374
References
QUADE, JACK, 9 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE #13, ITEMS 2, 3NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.THE MINING RECORD, 10/30/85SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREASALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, VOL 36, NO 19 MAY 8, MAY 29NBMG Map 91: 1st, 2nd, 3rdMASMILS 0320010058Correspondence, 1939 (NBMG MD13, I6)Mining Activities, 1940Mines Register, v. 20, 1940NBMG OFR 90-1,2,3Fallon Land Status, 1978Long, 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.