Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryVanadium, Iron, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE VEINS (34 VEINS)
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlINTRUSIVE
Geology
StructureGASH-TYPE FRACTURES FILLED WITH VEIN MATERIAL LATER BRECCIATED, WNW VEINS; APOPHYSES OF QTZ MONZONITE. AREA UPLIFTED, DENUDED, INTRUDED
AlterationOXIDATION, HYDROTHERMAL (SILICIFICATION)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1898
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID60001653
MRDS IDW002897
Alternate namesDuplex, Quartette Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.46581, -114.91802
References
CALLAGHAN, E. 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT, CLARK CO. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 906-D P. 135-188KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 175RANSOME, F. L., 1909, PRELIM GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303 P. 63-75LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MIN. DISTS OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 24-27FERGUSON, H. G. 1929, MIN DISTS OF NEVADA: ECON GEOL, VOL 24, P. 135