Mine detail: West Arrowhead Mines Co.

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Location

Lat / long:

38.09162, -116.17395

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Discovery year:	1920

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Tuff Of Arrowhead
Host type:	Pumice,Welded Tuff
Associated rock:	Tuff Of Arrowhead
Associated type:	Welded Tuff
Structure:	Wnw-Trending Faults; Arcuate Ne-Trending Fault; Nne-Trending Fault
Alteration processes:	Strong

References

MRDS	M233473
DEP	10045683
Reference	{Deposit:: WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV}{Deposit:: WEED, W.H., ED, 1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL XIV.}{Deposit:: USGS MAP I-806}{Deposit:: KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO., NEV: NBMG BULL., IN PRESS., BULL 99B, 1984.}{Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF ARROWHEAD DISTRICT.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D. D., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)