Addison Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103565
MRDS ID M031090
Record type Site
Current site name Addison Mine
Related records 10270247

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.48862, 35.70611 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
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 05 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary
Lead Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.48862, 35.70611

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Small Faults Trending Nw Dipping Sw.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 W
    Dip 45 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IN DOLOMITIZED LIMESTONE 150 FEET THICK.

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

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED PRODUCTION 700 TONS OF ZN ORE AND 140 TONS OF PB ORE (INCLUDED IN MILFORD MINE PRODUCTION DATA).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 76.2M
    Overall depth 4.57M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031090

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD. USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 166 .

  • 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 P. 186 .

  • 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