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Tam O'Shanter Mine.

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037240
MRDS ID M031135
Record type Site
Current site name Tam O'Shanter Mine.
Related records 10221984

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.48306, 35.70861 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 MILES SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
026S 058E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aurichalcite Ore
Calamine Ore
Plumbojarosite Ore
Pyromorphite Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.48306, 35.70861
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Thrust Faults.
Local Tam O'Shanter Thrust.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 E
    Dip 50 W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeability Of Breccia Zone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MATERIAL WAS HARD GRANULAR CERUSITE ASSOCIATED WITH FERRUGINOUS CHERT AND PLUMBOJAROSITE, IN BRECCIA ZONE PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING. RADIOACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALS UNDERGROUND FRAGMENTS OF BANDED SMITHSONITE FOUND IN THE DUMP, PYROMORPHITE ON FRACTURES IN THE FERRUGINOUS CHERT.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. R. Newberry
    First year 1922

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INTERMITTENT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M
    Overall depth 56.39M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031135

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 164 .

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 .

  • Production

    LONGWELL ETAL 1965

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey