Mine detail: Illinois Mine

Previously called 'Marble CampSand Mound ShaftSilver Link Shaft'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.99436, -117.88206

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Zinc, Copper, Uranium, Manganese
Ore:	Cerargyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1874

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Luning Formation
Host type:	Shale,Limestone
Associated rock:	Illinois Stock
Associated type:	Diorite,Plutonic Rock,Lamprophyre
Structure:	Thrust Fault, Reverse Faulting

References

MRDS	M231649
DEP	10044266
Reference	{Deposit:: GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 81, P. 86}{Deposit:: KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 96}{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:: NBMG FILE 238, ITEM 1 (1948)}{Deposit:: NBMG FILE 238, ITEM 7}{Deposit:: KRUEGER,AND SCHILLING,J., 1971, GEOCHRON /NBMG K/AR AGE DETERMINATIONS, LIST 1: ISOCHRON WEST, NO.71-1,P.9-14.}
Reporter	Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)