Mine detail: Red Light Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.79383, -117.72371

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES
Discovery year:	1888

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1888

Geology

Host rock:	Wyman Formation
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Post-Ore Faulting

References

MRDS	M241980
DEP	10104108
Reference	{Deposit:: SPURR, J.E., 1906: USGS PROF. PAPER 55.}{Deposit:: ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG. BULL. 78}{Production:: SPURR, J.E., (1906), P. 60.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)