Mine detail: Omco Mine

Previously called 'Olympic MineOlympic Mines Co.'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.60798, -117.89344

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Ore: Gold, Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Discovery year: 1915

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1916
Last production ended: 1921

Geology

Host type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite
Structure:Contact Fault, West Fault

References

MRDSM232170
DEP10044636
Reference{Deposit:: KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, ORE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RANSOME, F.L. AND BURCHARD, E.F., EDS., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1921: USGS BULL. 725, P. 377-382}{Production:: KNOPF, 1922, P. 381}
ReporterWong, George (Roberts, Ralph)