Mine detail: Earth Sciences Montezuma Deposit

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Location

Lat / long: 37.71106, -117.30369

Resource(B)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Aluminum, Potassium
Ore: Alunite, Gold
Gangue: Clay, Cristobalite, Mica
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1972

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Rhyolite
Associated type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

References

MRDSD002138
DEP10009266
Reference{Deposit:: HALL, R. B., 1978 , WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: USGS PROF. PAPER 1076-A, P. A12 .}{Deposit:: RANSOME, F. L., 1909 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 66 , P. 129 - 133 .}{Deposit:: 1905 DIREXPL MANY MINERS: PROSP G. E. MINING}{Deposit:: 1905 GEOLMAP F. L. RANSOME: PROF. PAPER 66 .}{Deposit:: 1972 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES: TEST PITS}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076A}
ReporterHall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C.