Mine detail: Richardson Mine

Previously called 'Mrs. Myra Richardson and Kirk Willis of Tonopah.'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.12633, -116.91674

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Antimony
Gangue:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1907

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Rhyolite
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Nw-Striking Hannapah Fault Zone.
Alteration processes:	Bleaching, Silicification, Argillization, Propylitization.

References

MRDS	M231601
DEP	10044227
Reference	{Deposit:: KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 73-74}{Deposit:: KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.}{Deposit:: (NO NAME),1955, UNPUBLISHED PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SILVER LEAF GROUP, HANNAPAH,NYE CO,NEV: NBMG FILE 231,ITEM 1.}{Production:: KRAL, 1951, P. 74}
Reporter	Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)