| Deposit ID | 60001666 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002911 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Tonopah District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.21761, 38.06244 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -117.21761, 38.06244 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | TONOPAH FAULT |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | HALIFAX FAULT ZONE (N-S); TONOPAH FAULT; YOUNGEST GROUP NE, NW, AND N-S DIP W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | James L. Butler |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | TONOPAH DISTRICT |
|---|
KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO., NEV,: NEV. UNIV. BULL. V. 45, NO. 3, GEOL AND MINING SER. 50, P. 171
LINCOLN, F. C. 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., P. 186
NOLAN, T. B. 1935, THE UNDERGROUND GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST. NEV; NEV. UNIV. BULL., V 29 NO. 5 P. 13
KOSCHMANN AND BERGENDAHL, 1968, GOLD DISTRICTS U.S.; USGS PROF. PAPER 610 P 194.
BALLIET, L.W., 1914, THE GEOLOGY OF TONOPAH, NEV.: MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, VOL 40 P 837-841.
LOCKE, A., 1912, THE GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST.: BULL. AIME VOL 62 P. 217-226.
SPURR, J.E., 1903, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF TONOPAH, NEV: USGS BULL. 219.
SPURR, J.E., 1904, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF TONOPAH, NEV.: USGS BULL. 225 P. 88-110.
SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DIST., NEV.; USGS PROF. PAPER 42
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