Mine detail: Mountain View Extension

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.60492, -116.26452
dep_id: 10044709
mrds_id: M232280
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite, Zincite
orebody_fm: STRATABOUND
model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides Above The Water Table
ore_ctrl: Fractured, Permeable Zones At Fault Intersections
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Devi* Gate Formation
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Lone Mtn Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust
Year first produced: 1945
disc_yr: 1945
discr: U.S. Smelting Co.
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. 3201100154
  • Production:: ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.
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