Mine detail: Genesis Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.95434, -116.36621

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Gangue:	Illite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Sericite
Orebody form:	LENSOIDAL
Discovery year:	1984

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1986 - PRESENT (3/92)
First production started:	1986

Geology

Host rock:	Popovich Formation;Rodeo Creek Unit
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Goldstrike Granodioritic Stock;Altered Dikes Of Uncertain Composition
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Genesis Mine Is Located Along An Antiformal Axis South Of The Goldstrike Intrusion At The Northern Edge Of The Lynn Window. The Antiform Trends Nw And Plunges 10 Degrees To The Nw. The West Limb Dips 30-40 Degrees West And The East Limb Dips 65-70 Degrees East., Genesis Mine Occurs On The Tuscarora Spur Horst Block. The Sediments Have Been Folded And Cut By Steeply Dipping Normal And Strike Slip Faults. Faulting Has Three Trends: N20-35w, N30-45e, And E-W. The E-W Trending Faults Appear To Be The Oldest.
Alteration processes:	See Comments

References

MRDS	W700376
DEP	10107443
Reference	{Deposit:: CHRISTENSEN, O. D., KNUTSEN, G. C., AND EKBURG, C. E., 1987, DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CARLIN TREND, EUREKA AND ELKO COUNTIES, NEVADA: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS PREPRINT NUMBER 87-84, 7 P.}{Deposit:: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, JUNE, 1988, P. 3A.}{Deposit:: SHEPHERD, T.L., 1987, GENERALIZED GEOLOGY OF THE GENESIS DEPOSIT, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987 FALL FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK, SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 6, P. D1-D4.}{Deposit:: RYNEER, R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE STAR SUBDISTRICT AND THE GENESIS MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS, P. 67.}{Deposit:: RYNEER, R., 1992, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE CARLIN TREND, IN BUFFA, R., AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 838-840.}{Deposit:: JORDAN, J., 1992, THE BLUE STAR AND GENESIS GOLD DEPOSITS, IN BUFFA, R., AND COYNER, A., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN-FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK COMPENDIUM, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, RENO, P. 859-861.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1994, MI-1993}{Production:: NBMG MI-1993}{Reserve-Resource:: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, JUNE, 1988, P. 3A. RYNEER, R., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE STAR SUBDISTRICT AND THE GENESIS MINE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA [ABS]: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, RENO/SPARKS, NEVADA, 1990, PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS, P. 67. NBMG MI-1993}
Reporter	Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.), Paidakovich, Matthew E., Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.)