| Deposit ID | 10103985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232354 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Holly Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eureka Holly Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98784, 39.52353 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1993 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 053E | 15 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Windfall Formation;Goodwin Limestone |
| Rock description | Windfall Formation;Goodwin Limestone |
| (1) | -115.98784, 39.52353 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits In Hanging Wall Of Ruby Hill Thrust |
| General form | STRATIFORM BEDDED REPLACEMENTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232354 |
ROBERT, ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64.
U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS. NO.123, REF. NO. 3201100086, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.096
NOLAN T.B.(1962)THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406.
NOLAN, T.B.(1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE PRODUCED 67,271 TONS WORTH $1,156,738 FROM 1915-1927(NOLAN 1962) THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF ADAM HILL, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLACKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | BEDDED REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE; CONTROLLED BY FRACTURE INTERSECTIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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