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Mine detail: C and C Mine
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North America
United States
Nevada
Esmeralda
Previously called 'Cowhide No. 5 Claim'
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Location
Lat / long:
37.43134, -117.74453
Resource(N)
Primary:
Talc-Soapstone, Clay
Ore:
Chlorite, Talc
Gangue:
Calcite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Orebody form:
TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Discovery year:
1944
Production
Operation type:
Unknown
Deposit type:
Replacement
Production size:
Small
Development status:
Past Producer
First production started:
1944
Last production ended:
1963
Geology
Host rock:
Reed Dolomite;Wyman
Host type:
Hornfels,Dolomite
Associated rock:
Sylvania Pluton
Associated type:
Diorite,Tuff
Structure:
Faults, One Striking N 60 W, Cutting Off A Vertical N 50 E Fault
Alteration processes:
Intense Hydrothermal Alteration.
References
MRDS
M242066
DEP
10046849
Reference
{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL. 84, P. 33-35}{Production:: PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 33.}
Reporter
La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)