Mine detail: Alps Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.91579, -114.43001

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony
Ore:	Galena
Gangue:	Jarosite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1871

Geology

Host rock:	Yuba Dike;Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Host type:	Quartzite,Granite
Associated type:	Shale
Structure:	Highland Thrust Plate, Major Nw Trending Normal Faults, Thrust Fault And Faults Cutting Off Ore And Yuba Dike.
Alteration processes:	Sericitic Alteration Of Yuba Dike.

References

MRDS	M032001
DEP	10037328
Reference	{Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C.M., AND 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, IR UNIV OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89}{Deposit:: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175, ITEM 5.}{Deposit:: SHAW, S. F., 1909, ENG AND MIN JOUR, P. 545-548.}{Deposit:: ABBOTT, J. W., 1914, MIN AND SCI PRESS, P. 485.}{Deposit:: SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 8/22/83.}{Deposit:: USGS MAP MF-136.}{Deposit:: WEED, W. H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. 15, P.1130.}{Deposit:: 11) USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.}{Production:: COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943; WESTGATE AND KNOPF, 1932. WEED, W. H., 1922, P. 1130. . WEED, W. H., 1922, P. 1130.}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Frank, Dave