Mine detail: Sheba Mine

Previously called 'Queen of Sheba'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.54517, -118.15236

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Antimony
Tertiary:	Copper, Gold, Zinc
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	VEIN
Discovery year:	1861

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Koipato;Prida Formation;Prida Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Premineral Fault Fissures, Fault Block

References

MRDS	M060334
DEP	10103884
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61}{Deposit:: RANSOME, 1909, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USGS BULL. 414}{Deposit:: VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6902}{Deposit:: CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE; GSA BULL. V.50.}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)