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Alice Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111397
MRDS ID D000031
Record type Site
Current site name Alice Mine
Alternate or previous names Yellow Pine Extension Mine, Green Mountain
Related records 10173858

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.49501, 35.84417 (WGS84)
Elevation 1590
Relative position 4 MILES WEST 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
024S 058E 20,29 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Vanadium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aurichalcite Ore
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granite Porphyry
    Rock description Granite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bird Springs Formation
    Rock description Bird Springs Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.49501, 35.84417
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Overthrusting, Faults In District Tend To Make A Reticulate Pattern
Local Folding And Faulting

Ore body information

  • Strike APPROX. NW
    Dip APPROX. SW
    Thickness 1.52M
    Width 12.19M
    Length 274.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeability Of The Formation

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ZINC BEARING DOLOMITE BRECCIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SILL LIKE MASSES OF GRANITE PORPHYRY WHICH INTRUDED THE BIRD SPRINGS FORMATION.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1889
Year of first production 1909

Mining district

District name Goodsprings District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robbins, A. J.
    First year 1922

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Period 1909 - 1924
    Material ZN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30 - 42 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Zinc Zinc 36wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 207.26M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS D000031

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 139 .

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P. 186 .

  • Deposit

    ALBRITTON, C. C., JR., RICHARDS, A., BROKAW, A. L., REINEMUND, J. A., 1954 , GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB AND ZN DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT, GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1010 .

  • Production

    HEWETT, 1931

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1979 Harner, Joy L. U.S. Geological Survey