| Lat / long: | 38.02828, -116.17672 |
| Primary: | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony |
| Secondary: | Copper |
| Tertiary: | Selenium, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Molybdenum |
| Ore: | Cerargyrite, Cerussite, Galena, Sphalerite, Argentite, Pyrargyrite, Rosasite, Gold, Stibnite, Malachite, Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Arsenopyrite, Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Beaverite, Jarosite, Tennantite, Conichalcite, Anglesite |
| Gangue: | Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Kaolinite, Calcite, Gypsum, Fluorite, Barite, Iron |
| Orebody form: | tabular to irregular |
| Discovery year: | 1866 |
| Operation type: | Surface-Underground |
| Deposit type: | Replacement vein, fault zone |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Production years: | 1866-1921, 1939-1957, 1979-1981 |
| First production started: | 1860 |
| Last production ended: | 1981 |
| Host rock: | Lone Mountain dolomite, Eureka Quartzite, Antelope Valley Limestone of the Pogonip Group |
| Host type: | Dolomite,Quartzite,Limestone |
| Associated rock: | Williams Ridge Tuff |
| Associated type: | Welded Tuff,Basalt |
| Structure: | Several fault sets have complexly cut the roacks in the Reveille area, with prominent sets trending N-S, NW, NE, and E-W. In particular, the NE-trending faults that cut the Eureka quartzite in the vicinity of the Gila and New Reveille mines may have contributed to ore formation. Also, five major zones of E-W-faulting ahcut across the entire range and have exerted much structural control in channeling mineralizing solutions. |
| Alteration processes: | Alteration of rocks in the ddistrict is extensive and includes at least four types: 1. extensive silicification of dolomite to jasperoid with some accompanying hematite staining. 2. sericitization nad pyritization of dacite, as well as propylitization causing formation of a chlorite-calcite-hematite-some pyrite assemblage. 3. kaolinization and other clay-alteration of rhyolite and quartz latite tuffs; also sericitization of same host rocks 4. kaolinization, sericitization, and silicificationof the silicic intrusive rocks. |
| MRDS | M231731 |
| DEP | 10310480 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: Ekren, E. B., Rogers, C. L., and Dixon, G. I, 1973, Geol. and Bouguer Gravity map of the Reveille Quad: USGS Map I-806.}{Deposit:: Kleinhampl, F.J. and Ziony, J.I., 1984, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Northern Nye Co.: Nev. Bur. Of Mines and Geology, Bulletin, 99 A & B. .}{Deposit:: Kral,V.E.,1951, NBMG Bull 50}{Deposit:: DeCarbonul,W.,1958, Unpublished report on the New Reveille Mine; NBMG File 246, Item 5.}{Deposit:: The Denver Mining Record, 9/10/80, 1/21/81.}{Deposit:: NBMG MI-80 through MI-83.}{Deposit:: NBMG Map 91, 1st, 2nd, 3rd}{Deposit:: Jones and Bullock, 1985}{Deposit:: Mining Engineering, 12/82.}{Deposit:: Runnels, D.D., 1971?, Unpublished report in NBMG Mining District files on Reveille District.} |
| Reporter | Schruben, Paul G., LaPointe, D.D. |