| Location: | Lander County, Nevada, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.44073, -116.87038 |
| dep_id: | 10044092 |
| mrds_id: | M231419 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver |
| Minor mineral: | Gold, Lead, Copper |
| Trace mineral: | Zinc, Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
| gangue: | Quartz |
| model: | 85: Polymetallic veins |
| alteration: | Propylitization, Sericitization |
| conc_proc: | Same Near-Surface Oxidation |
| ore_ctrl: | Fractures, Shears |
| Reporter: | La Pointe, D. D. |
| hrock_type: | Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Chert |
| arock_type: | Quartz Monzonite |
| Structure: | Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Dept; Lewis (Whiskey Canyon) Thrust, Laramide Faults |
| disc_yr: | 1867 |
| discr: | J. Green And E.J. George |
| References: |
- Deposit:: STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL, BULL 88, PART II
- Deposit:: PAYNE, A.L., 1967, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE BETTY *EAL SILVER MINE, LEWIS MINING DISTRICT, LANDER CO., NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL.
- Deposit:: VANDERBURG, WO., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV.; USBM INFO CIRCULAR 7043
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