| Deposit ID | 10044769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232355 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hamburg Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.97784, 39.46521 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
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 | 018N | 053E | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Dunderberg Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Dunderberg Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| 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 | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ore Bodies Above The Ruby Hill Thrust Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | More Abundant Ne-Striking Normal Faults |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232355 |
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
US. BUREAU OF MINE (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100138
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B., 1962
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF POLOMITE ALONG INTENSELY FRACTURED ZONES CAPPED BY DUNDERBERG SHALE |
| Deposit | THE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. ; 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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