Mine detail: Gold Chiefminemine

Previously called 'ChiefSilver Wedge #10'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.69775, -114.51473

Resource(B)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc, Copper
Tertiary:	Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Manganese, Iron
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Other material:	Barite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Quartzite
Structure:	Faults: 2 Structures, One N30-40e,30se; Theother E-W 555.
Alteration processes:	Minor Sericitic Alteratson

References

MRDS	M032035
DEP	10111426
Reference	{Deposit:: TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV. BUR MINES BULL 73}{Deposit:: CALLAGHAN,E., 1936, UNR BULL VOL 30, NO. 2, P.26-27.}{Deposit:: COUCH, B.F. AND CARPENTER, J., 1940, NBMG BULL 38, P. 86.}{Deposit:: SMITH,A.M. AND CARPENTER, J., 1931, NOTES ON INSPECTION TRIP: NBMG DISTRICT FILE 167, ITEM 3.}{Deposit:: BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG. 17, 1983.}{Deposit:: NBMG DISTRICT FILES 167, 175, PRESS CLIPPINGS.}{Production:: TSCHANTZ & PAMPEYAN, 1970.}
Reporter	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)