| Deposit ID | 10103986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232362 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dugout Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.00673, 39.45632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spring Valley Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Summit Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(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 | 018N | 053E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pogonip Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Pogonip Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.00673, 39.45632 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit On Upper Plate Of Dugout Tunnel Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| Year of first production | 1874 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232362 |
ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B. OF M. BULL 64.
USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 81, REFERENCE NO. 3201100203
NOLAN T.B.(1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B., 1962
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS PIPES AND VEINS IN DOLOMITIZED, SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. |
| Deposit | FROM 1874 TO 1936, 502 TONS OF ORE WORTH $42,503 WAS PRODUCED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE WESTERN BASE OF PROSPECT PEAK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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