Mine detail: Palisade

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.62324, -116.18648
dep_id: 10044748
mrds_id: M232326
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Pumice
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: BEDDED
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Palisade Canyon Rhyolite
hrock_type: Rhyolite
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1938
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS R.J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B.M. BULL. 64
  • Deposit:: USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 203, REFERENCE NO. 3201100052
  • Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY P. 133
  • Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.O. (1968) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., U.S.B.M. I.C. 7022
  • Production:: ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL. (1967)
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