| Deposit ID | 10103988 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232382 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eureka Croesus Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Croesus |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.97868, 39.46771 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 053E | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | More Abundant Ne Striking Transverse Faults |
| General form | SHOOTS, PIPES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232382 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100127
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRIC, USGS PROF. PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENTS OF DOLOMITE AT INTERSECTIONS OF FAULTS AND FISSURES, AS STEEPLY-DIPPING SHOOTS OR PIPES |
| Deposit | FROM 1917 TO 1923 5,817 TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED. THE PROPERTY LIES ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE MINE INCLUDES THE WORKINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA TUNNEL, THE CONNELLY SHAFT, AND THE CATLIN SHAFT. ; 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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