| Deposit ID | 10044763 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232348 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kk Consolidated |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98646, 39.49714 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2243 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinto Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(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 | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 019N | 053E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.98646, 39.49714 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ruby Hill Thrust |
| General form | IRREGULAR, STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232348 |
ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO NEV., N.B. OF M. BULL 64
U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REF NO. 3201100097
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV, USGS PP. 406
NOLANT, T.B., (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN BRECCIATED ZONES IN DOLOMITE. |
| Deposit | OVER 2 MILLION DOLLARS WITH OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1873 TO 1883 (NOLAN 1962). THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE RUBY HILL AREA, THE RICHEST OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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