Mine detail: Mottini Mine

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Location: Churchill County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.66796, -118.21568
dep_id: 10045368
mrds_id: M233077
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Trace mineral: Nickel, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Silver
gangue: Calcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 59: Skarn Cu
alteration: Oxidation, Siliciation; Silicification
conc_proc: Ore Is Oxidized, For The Most Part.
ore_ctrl: Crushed, Fissured Zones; Igneous Contact
Reporter: La Pointe, D. D.
hrock_type: Slate,Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1875
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR
  • Deposit:: NBMG BULL 83
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