Mine detail: Capstone Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

41.0224, -116.41343

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Discovery year:	1986

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1992

Geology

Host type:	Mudstone
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Roberts Mountains Thrust Fault., Multiple Fault Sets Are Recognized. North-Striking High Angle Normal Faults Are Offset By Nw- And Ne-Striking High Angle Normal Faults. E-W-Striking High Angle Faults Offset All Other Structures.
Alteration processes:	Silicification And Argillization. Silicification Of Both Carbonate And Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks Predates Gold Mineralization. Late Stage Argillization Overprints Silicification Near Dikes And Structures And Is Associated With Gold Deposition.

References

MRDS	RE00026
DEP	10055086
Reference	{Deposit:: BAKER, E.D., 1991, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOOTSTRAP SUBDISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA IN GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 619-623.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1991, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1990, NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1990, P. 19.}
Reporter	Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.)