| Lat / long: | 39.18104, -115.67422 |
| Primary: | Gold |
| Secondary: | Silver |
| Tertiary: | Mercury, Thallium, Antimony, Barium-Barite |
| Gangue: | Barite, Hematite, Limonite, Opal |
| Discovery year: | 1986 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1989 |
| Host rock: | Chainman Shale;Joana Limestone |
| Host type: | Shale,Limestone |
| Structure: | Low Amplitude, Open Folds With Axes That Strike Between N-S And N15e., Nighthawk Fault. |
| Alteration processes: | Silicification, Jasperization, Argillization, Decarbonization. Silicification Is The Most Common Alteration Within The Orebody. Chainman Shale And Pilot Shale Are Argillized And Silicified Adjacent To Nighthawk Fault. |
| MRDS | M242961 |
| DEP | 10047584 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: CARDEN, J.R., 1991, THE DISCOVERY AND GEOLOGY OF THE NIGHTHAWK RIDGE DEPOSIT AT EASY JUNIOR, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA, IN GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 665-676.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1991, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1990, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1990, P.25.} |
| Reporter | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.) |