Mine detail: Relief Mine

Previously called 'Batavia and PacificOld Relief Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.21462, -118.15264

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Argentite, Silver
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	VEIN
Discovery year:	1869

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Nw Trending Thrust Fault

References

MRDS	M060409
DEP	10086666
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, THE ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 580, P. 362-364}{Deposit:: LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. P. 212}{Production:: JOHNSON, 1977}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)