| Deposit ID | 60001652 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002896 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Eldorado District |
| Alternate or previous names | Colorado District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.79942, 35.7056 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nelson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boulder City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -114.79942, 35.7056 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SHATTERED QTZ MONZONITE; FISSURES IN OLDER ROCK |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | N-S BELT OF PRE-CAMBRIAN SCHIST & GNEISSES |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1857 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | ELDORADO DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | COLORADO DISTRICT |
RANSOME, F. L. 1907, PRELIM. ACCT. OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303, P. 64-79
SPURR, JE, 1903, DESCRIPTIVE GEOL. OF NEV. S. OF THE 40TH PARALLEL: USGS BULL. 208 (LAS VEGAS RANGE)
LINCOLN, FC, 1923, MIN. DIST. AND MIN. RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER, P. 19.
HILL, 1912, MINING DIST OF WEST US: USGS BULL. 507 P. 201
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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