Mine detail: Mountain View Mine

Previously called 'Lone Mountain Mine'

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.6127, -116.26119
dep_id: 10044708
mrds_id: M232278
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Minor mineral: Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Zincite
gangue: Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: STRATABOUND, TO IRREGULAR MASSES, PODS
model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides
ore_ctrl: Fractured Permeable Zones At Fault Intersections
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Devi* Gate Limestone And Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Lone Mtn. Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust, Intersecting Nw-Striking And Ne-Striking Faults. Dolomite Is Highly Brecciated & Cut By Calcite Veins.
disc_yr: 1920
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO.NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 104, REFERENCE NO. 3201100153
  • Production:: ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL, (1967)
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