Mine detail: Iron Rail Group

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Location: Nye County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.7091, -117.57454
dep_id: 10044182
mrds_id: M231544
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Manganese
Minor mineral: Barium-Barite, Silver, Cadmium, Antimony, Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite
alteration: Well Developed Gossan Along The Vein.
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Is In An Upthrown Fault Block
Reporter: Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph), Marcus, Sue
hrock_type: Welded Tuff
References:
  • KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS
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