| Deposit ID | 10111446 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232405 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phoenix Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98451, 39.50131 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
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 | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| 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) | -115.98451, 39.50131 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ruby Hill Thrust Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232405 |
ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGIC & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64.
U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REF. NO. 3201100100
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV., USGS PP. 406
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT ORE BODIES ARE LOCALIZED ALONG FRACTURED ZONES |
| Deposit | OVER 5,000 TONS OF ORE WORTH $156,043 WERE PRODUCED FROM 1873 TO 1913 (NOLAN 1962). THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE RUBY HILL AREA, THE RICHEST OF THE FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE PHOENIX MINE ADJOINS THE EUREKA-CONSOLIDATED PROPERTY TO THE EAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkland, A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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