Mine detail: Esmeralda Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.77605, -117.7062

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver, Lead
Ore:	Galena, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES
Discovery year:	1905

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Wyman Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Thrust Faults, N-And Ne-Trending Faults

References

MRDS	M241991
DEP	10046783
Reference	{Deposit:: SPURR, J.E.,(1906), U.S.G.S. 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. 63}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)