Description
Ferguson Brothers, John And Alvin
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBRECCIA SHEAR ZONES
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlBRECCIATED SHEARS IN QUARTZITE; RHYOLITE DIKES IN OVERLYING VOLCANIC BRECCIA
Geology
StructureB EAST-WEST BELTS OF RHYOLITE DIKES; NORMAL FAULTING IN MANY DIRECTIONS, NS, EW NORMAL FAULTS
AlterationSILICIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL, OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID60001660
MRDS IDW002905
Alternate namesFerguson District, Magnolia Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.45857, -114.76774
References
CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELAMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV.: NEV. UNIV. BULL. V 31 NO 5 69P.KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 185-186EMMONS, S F, 1901, THE DELAMAR AND HORNSILVER MINES: 2 TYPES OF ORE DEPOSITS IN UTAH AND NEVADA: AIMME TRANS, VOL 31 P. 658-675TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, C.M., 1970, GEOL. MIN. DEP. LINCOLN CO: NEV. B. OF M. B. 73, P. 136-140.LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS, MIN RESOURCES NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PRESS.