Mine detail: Prince Mine

Previously called 'Prince ConsolidatedNBMG Sample Site 1432'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.90107, -114.4739

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese, Silver, Lead
Tertiary: Zinc, Vanadium, Copper, Arsenic
Ore: Anglesite, Braunite, Calamine, Galena, Phosgenite, Plumbojarosite
Gangue: Apatite, Calcite, Goethite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR AND DISCONTINUOUS
Other material: Pyrolusite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Pioche Shale;Peasley Member Of Highland Peak, Lyndon Limestone;Peasley Member Of Highland Peak, Lyndon Limestone;Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Host type:Shale
Structure:Numerous Faults , With Some Post-Ore Faulting Which Step-Faults The Ore., With Some Post-Ore Faulting Which Step-Faults The Ore.

References

MRDSD000023
DEP10008111
Reference{Deposit:: TSCHANTZ, CM & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.}{Deposit:: WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.}{Deposit:: HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.}{Deposit:: COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVAD* METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89}{Deposit:: BELL, R. M., 1911, THE PIOCHE DISTRICT; MINES AND MINERALS VOL 32, P. 164.}{Deposit:: ZALINSKI, E. R., 1913, ENG AND MIN JOUR, VOL 95, NO. 16, P. 809-812.}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, J. C., 1922, ORE DEPOSITS OF PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA; ENG AND MIN JOUR, VOL 113, NO. 7, P. 283.}{Deposit:: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175, ITEMS 5, 6, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS DATED 1909, 1912, 1942.}{Deposit:: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, MAY, 1943, P. 54-55.}{Deposit:: JESSUP, D. W., 1913, MIN AND SCI PRESS, P. 773-775, P. 820-822.}{Deposit:: 11) WEED, W. H., ED., 1918, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XIII, P. 1126-1127; VOL XV, 1922, P. 1306-1307.}{Deposit:: 12) USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.}{Deposit:: 13) SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., AUG 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT.}{Production:: TSCHANZ & PAMPEYAN, 1970; COUCH & CARPENTER, 1943}{Reserve-Resource:: TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970}
ReporterHarner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Mosier, Dan