Mine detail: Houghton Mine

Previously called 'Victory Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.77167, -115.44084

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Ore:	Calamine, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	North Westerly Belt Of Shearing (Fredrickson Rift Zone), Verticle & Near Verticle Fractures Cross Workings Trending Nw To Ne

References

MRDS	M031112
DEP	10037220
Reference	{Deposit:: ALBRITTON AND OTHERS, 1954 , GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB AND ZN DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT,; USGS BULL 1010 P. 103 - 105 .}{Deposit:: LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.)