Mine detail: Pocatello Mine

Previously called 'Pocotillo Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.75855, -117.66703

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Copper
Gangue:	Calcite, Feldspar, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES
Discovery year:	1864

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Wyman; Reed Dolomite (Is Massive And Unmineralized)
Host type:	Greenstone,Limestone
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Vertical And Nw-Dipping Faults Offset The Ore Zone; Ene-Trending Fault
Alteration processes:	Sericitization, Silicification

References

MRDS	M241979
DEP	10046772
Reference	{Deposit:: SPURR, J.E., 1906, USGS PROF. PAPER NO.55.}{Deposit:: SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK; HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA, SERIES, NO.8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.}{Production:: SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 35 SHAMBERGER (1976) P.15.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)