Mine detail: Protection Group Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

41.84518, -115.97065

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Cerargyrite, Galena, Proustite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1872

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1872

Geology

Host rock:	Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
Host type:	Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock:	Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	Faults
Alteration processes:	Leaching Of Ferromags And Sericitization Of Feldspars

References

MRDS	M233324
DEP	10045557
Reference	{Deposit:: EMMONS, W.H., 1910, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 408}{Deposit:: GRANGER, A. E. ETAL, 1957, GEOLOHY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. NBM3 BULL 54.}{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. T., RADTKE, A. S., AND R. R. CONTS, 1971, GOLD-BEARING DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTH WESTERN IDAHO; ECON. GEOL. VOL. 66 NO 1. P. 14-33.}{Deposit:: SMITH, R. M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 1976-56}{Deposit:: NOLAN, T.B. 1932B, THE MOUNTAIN CITY DISTRICT. NBMG OPEN FILE REPT.}{Production:: GRANGER, A. E. ETAL., 1957, P. 118}
Reporter	Taylor, J. K.