Mine detail: Delamar Mine

Previously called 'Lucky BarJim CrowMonitorMonitor No. 2 ClaimsHog PenGold CupNBMG Sample Sites 17491750'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.45969, -114.76667

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1891

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Host type:	Quartzite
Associated type:	Rhyolite,Basalt
Structure:	Abundant Normal Faults

References

MRDS	W016455
DEP	10072155
Reference	{Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO, NEV. NEVADA BUR OF MINES VOL 31, NO. 5 P. 50-58}{Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, .H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEV. NEV BUR MINES BULL 73 P. 141}{Deposit:: EMMONS, S.F., 1902, AIME TRANS, VOL 31, P. 658-683.}{Deposit:: LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB CO; RENO, NV.}{Deposit:: SMITH, A.M. AND CARPENTER, J., 1931, NOTES ON INSPECTION TRIP; NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 3.}{Deposit:: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEMS 6 AND 7, POTENTIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL REGISTER SITE REPORT.}{Deposit:: GODBE, W.S., 1894, ENG. & MIN JOUR, VOL 57, P. 106.}{Deposit:: BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 30,1983.}{Production:: CALLAGHAN, 1937}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)