Mine detail: Cx Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

41.13517, -117.26068

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Zinc
Ore:	Calcite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Discovery year:	1983

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect
Production years:	SCHEDULED TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN 1994.

Geology

Host rock:	Comus Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Osgood Mountain Stock
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Northeasterly Pinson Trend (Range Front Fault System)., Rocks Are Typically Contorted Due To Pre-Ore Folding. Fault Offsets In The Alluvium Indicate Post-Ore Movement.
Alteration processes:	Decalcification, Silicification, Oxidation. Decalcification And Iron Oxide Staining Are Associated With Ore. Decalcification Extends Well Into Barren Wall Rocks. Jasperoidal Silicification Occurs Locally.

References

MRDS	RE00030
DEP	10097325
Reference	FOSTER, J.M., AND KRETSCHMER, E.L., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE MAG DEPOSIT, PINSON MINE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., ET AL, EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 845-856
Reporter	Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.)