Mine detail: Simon Mine

Previously called 'Mammoth, Lillian, Lillian No. 1, and Lillian No. 2 ClaimsNevada Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.56382, -117.86261

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic, Zinc
Ore: Adamite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite, Limestone, Pyrite
Orebody form: CHIMNEY - LIKE SHOOTS
Discovery year: 1879

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1919

Geology

Host rock:Luning Formation
Host type:Limestone
Associated type:Granite
Structure:West Fault, East Fault

References

MRDSM232171
DEP10044637
ReferenceKNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, ORE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN, MINERAL COUNTY, NEV., IN RANSOME, F.L. AND BURCHARD, E.F., EDS., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1921: USGS BULL. 725, P. 373-37
ReporterWong, George (Roberts, Ralph)