Mine detail: April Fool Group

Previously called 'Ruby SilverFalconRock Creek,'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.35379, -116.39011

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Gold
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1879

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1879

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Structure:	Fault
Alteration processes:	Andesite Is Sericitized Near The Vein

References

MRDS	M233377
DEP	10045604
Reference	{Deposit:: SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT}{Deposit:: ERNOMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO., NEV, USGS BULL 408}{Production:: SMITH, R.M. (1976)}
Reporter	Kirkham, Richard A.