Mine detail: Red Top Mine

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Location: Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.72023, -117.22119
dep_id: 10044574
mrds_id: M232072
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Antimony, Bismuth, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bismuthinite, Famatinite, Gold
gangue: Alunite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph)
hrock_type: Dacite
disc_yr: 1904
discr: Lessees
References:
  • Deposit:: RANSOME, F.L., 1909, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PP 66, P. 202-204
  • Production:: RANSOME, 1909, P. 202
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