Mine detail: Snowflake Mine

Previously called 'Snowflake QuarryNBMG Sample Site 1720'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.9008, -114.05749

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Copper, Iron
Ore:	Copper
Gangue:	Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Other material:	Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Latite
Associated type:	Latite
Structure:	Faults, Shearing-Both Pre-Ore And Post-Ore. A Flat Nw Fault Displaces Vein Below Glory Hole.
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Pyritization, Chloritization, Bleaching.

References

MRDS	M032073
DEP	10037373
Reference	{Deposit:: TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73}{Deposit:: BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 17, 1983.}{Deposit:: PERRY, L. I. , UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 3, NO. 1, P. 23, 37-41.}{Deposit:: USGS, 1920, PP 111, P. 563-568.}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)