Mine detail: Moonlight Mine

Previously called 'NBMG Sample Site 2574'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.38156, -118.13319

Resource(B)

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite, Lead, Antimony, Zinc
Ore: Chrysocolla, Tenorite
Gangue: Quartz
Other material: Barite, Malachite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Rhyolite
Associated type:Rhyolite
Alteration processes:Sericitization

References

MRDSM060361
DEP10042539
Reference{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION ON 28 SEP 84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.}{Deposit:: NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985}{Deposit:: USBM IC 6902, P. 18-19, 1936.}
ReporterJohnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)