| Deposit ID | 10098608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232255 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phillipsburg Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Phillips Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86034, 39.74186 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | WESTERN SLOPE OF DIAMOND MTNS., C ROMIN OF EUREKA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rattlesnake Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark Lake(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 022N | 054E | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -115.86034, 39.74186 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 43W |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Phillips |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Diamond District (Phillipsburg) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eureka Silver Mines Co. |
| First year | 1922 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232255 |
REICHMAN, F.W., 1967, EARTY HISTORY OF EUREKA CO., NEVADA 1863-1890 "MA THESIS U OF N.
VANDENBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA COUNTY NEVADA.
USBM INF. CIRC. 7022
ROVERTS, ET ALL, 1967, MBMG BULL 64-GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEVADA.
ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL., (1967)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1864 DISCOVERY OF MR. PHILLIPS; 1866 SMALL PRODUCTION THEN ABANDONED (VAN DERBERY 1938) DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A 300 FOOT ADIT AND 1,000 FEET OF DRIFTS, SHORT ADITS. 1922 EUREKA SILVER MINES CO RAN THE DUMP, BUT WERE DISCOURAGED (TBID, 1938). 1917 SOME SMALL ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT (MINING & SECENTIFIC PRESS, VLLS, 1917). SOME PRODUCTION 1936-1955. OTHER EARTY (1864) LOCATIONS WERE: UTAH, SILVER WEATY, CASH, BLUE WAVE, HIDDEN TREASURE, PATRIOT, & CURTIS: KELLER. (REICHMAN, FW, 1967) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | SULFIDES IN A 3 FT. QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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