Mine detail: Majuba Hill Mine

Previously called 'Tin MineNBMG Sample Sites 2844, 2846'

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.68322, -118.53432
dep_id: 10042468
mrds_id: M060272
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin, Copper
Trace mineral: Molybdenum, Arsenic, Lead, Uranium, Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
gangue: Fluorite, Iron, Pyrite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 50: Climax Mo
alteration: Tourmalinization, Sericitization, Argillization
conc_proc: Supergene Enrichment
ore_ctrl: Fault Zones
Reporter: Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.), Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Majuba Fault
Year first produced: 1914
disc_yr: 1907
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
  • Deposit:: TRITES, A.F., JR., AND THURSTON, R.H., 1958, GEOLOGY OF MAJUBA HILL, PERSHING CO., NEV: USGS BULL. 1046-I P. 183 -203.
  • Deposit:: STEVENS, D.L., 1971, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTELOPE (MAJUBA HILL) MINING DISTRICT, PERSHING CO., NEVADA: MS THESIS, UNIV. OF NEV, RENO.
  • Deposit:: SMITH, W.C. AND GIANELLA, V.P., 1942, THE TIN DEPOSIT OF MAJUBA HILL, PERSHING COUNTY, NEV: USGS BULL. 931-C, P. 39
  • Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; US. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6902.
  • Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961, V.1: SAN FRANCISCO, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., P. 14.
  • Deposit:: MACKENZIE AND BOOKSTROM, 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE MAJUBA HILL AREA, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 86.
  • Deposit:: SCHILLING, 1962, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 2
  • Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/14/84.
  • Deposit:: GARSIDE, L. J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 95-96.
  • Production:: MACKENZIE AND BOOKSTROM, 1976; JOHNSON, 1977
  • Reserve-Resource:: JOHNSON, 1977.
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