Mine detail: Three Hills Prospect

Previously called 'part of Hasbrouck-Three Hills projectTonopah Project'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.02277, -117.25898

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Gold
Ore: Gold, Adularia
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: tabular

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Deposit type: vein/lode
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host rock:Siebert Formation, Oddie Formation
Host type:Tuff,Rhyolite

References

DEP10310347
Reference{Deposit:: NBMG MI-95 through MI-99.}{Deposit:: NBMG Map 91, 1st, 2nd, 3rd.}{Deposit:: Amer. Mines (1997), 1996 thru Amer. Mines (2000), 1999.}{Deposit:: GSN Spec. Pub. No. 26, 1997.}{Deposit:: Tonopah Land Status, 1978}{Deposit:: http://www.eastfieldgroup.com/eastfield/tonopah.html (2001).}{Deposit:: NBMG OFR 83-11,83-12.}{Deposit:: Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.}{Deposit:: Vista Gold Corp. press release, 3/20/2003, 7/31/2003.}{Deposit:: Vista Gold Corp website 2006.}
ReporterLaPointe, D.D., Schruben, Paul G.