Nevada · Churchill County
Prospect

Fireball Ridge

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
SilverCopperLeadGoldTungstenZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Gold
SecondaryTungsten
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typevein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueQuartz, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock
Associated rockDacite,Rhyolite,Diorite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10310505
MRDS IDM242846
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.87433, -119.08877
References
Quade, Jack, 26 Feb 85, NBMG field examination and sample analysis.NBMG staff, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.Willden, R., and Speed, R. C., 1974, NBMG Bull. 83, p. 85-86, pl. I.NBMG MI-87; MI-88; NBMG Map 91, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; Interaction Co. Rept., 1989?; Reno Land Status, 1975; Amer. Mines (1989), 1989Long, 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.