Mine detail: Peggy Group Mine

Previously called 'Vail Mine'

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Location: Lander County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.61851, -117.05177
dep_id: 10044049
mrds_id: M231369
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Silver
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
ore_ctrl: Fissure, Fractures
Reporter: La Pointe, D.D., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Harmony Formation
hrock_type: Hornfels,Quartzite,Shale
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Thrust Faulting At Depth, E-W And Nw-Trending Faults
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1936
disc_yr: 1916
discr: Jasper Vail
References:
  • Deposit:: STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
  • Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939 RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO, NEV: USBM INF. CIR. 7043
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV; U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B
  • Production:: ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965
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