Mine detail: Felix Canyon

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Location

Lat / long:

41.12517, -117.27429

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Lead, Zinc
Gangue:	Calcite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1971

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1989 - 1992
First production started:	1989
Last production ended:	1992

Geology

Host rock:	Comus Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Felsic Dikes
Associated type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:	Northeasterly Pinson Trend. Deposit Is In The Overturned (West) Limb Of A N30e-Striking Anticline., In Addition To The N30e Ore-Bearing Fault, There Are Several Sets Of Joints, The Most Prominent Of Which Strikes N34e And Dips 13 Nw.
Alteration processes:	Decalcification And Bleaching Is The Most Prevalent In The Ore Zone. This Alteration Extends For Short Distances Into The Barren Wall Rocks. Within This Zone Of Decalcification There Are Localized Areas Of Jasperoidal Silicification And Kaolinization. Limonitic Silicification Occurs In The Rare High-Grade Areas Of The Deposit.

References

MRDS	RE00040
DEP	10055096
Reference	MRDS QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY JOSEPH FOSTER, MINE GEOLOGIST, PINSON MINING COMPANY, MARCH, 1992
Reporter	Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.)