Mine detail: No. 10 Mine

Previously called 'West End Group'

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Location: Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.94024, -114.47334
dep_id: 10037334
mrds_id: M032014
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena
orebody_fm: TABULAR
conc_proc: Oxidized Ore
ore_ctrl: Bedding Plane
Reporter: Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)
hrock_unit: Pioche Shale
hrock_type: Quartzite,Shale
References:
  • 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, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89
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