Mine detail: Birthday Mine

Previously called 'Field Examiner Believes Birthday Mine To Be Same As Chefoo Tunnel OfLindgren and LawrenceNBMG Sample Site-2641'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.82544, -117.58931

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Lead
Tertiary:	Antimony, Arsenic
Ore:	Galena, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1925

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1925

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Associated type:	Andesite

References

MRDS	M232764
DEP	10045102
Reference	{Deposit:: WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59}{Deposit:: TINGLEY, J. V., 29 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.}{Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D. D., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)