Mine detail: Northwest Willys Group

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Location: Lyon County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.52298, -118.98486
dep_id: 10044902
mrds_id: M232532
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Uranium, Copper, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena
gangue: Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Royse, Sue E.
hrock_type: Granite
arock_type: Granite
disc_yr: 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: GARSIDE, 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 81
  • Deposit:: STAATZ & BAUER, 1953, URANIUM IN THE EAST WALKER RIVER AREA, LYON COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 988-C
  • Deposit:: STAATZ & BAUER, 1954, WASHINGTON DISTRICT; IN RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; USGS BULL. 1009-C
  • Deposit:: MOORE, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 75
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