Mine detail: Gila Mine

Previously called 'New Hope Lode Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.03467, -116.18395

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Tertiary:	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Molybdenum, Antimony
Ore:	Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Gangue:	Clay, Gypsum
Orebody form:	FLAT BLANKET DEPOSIT

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Quartzite,Dolomite
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Faults
Alteration processes:	Oxidized Ore Near The Surface. Silicification Along Fault Zone.

References

MRDS	M231728
DEP	10044330
Reference	{Deposit:: EKREN, EB, ROGERS, CL, AND DIXON, GL, 1973, GEOL. AND BOUGUER GRAVITY MAP OF THE REVEILLE QUAD.: USGS MAP I-806}{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 BULL 50}{Deposit:: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN CALENDAR YEAR 1981.}{Deposit:: 1981, NEVADA STATE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS-AUG.}{Production:: KLEINHAMPL, 1980}
Reporter	Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)