| Deposit ID | 10044758 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232341 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Conner Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.99507, 39.47882 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUREKA |
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)
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 | 019N | 053E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.99507, 39.47882 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silver Conner Transverse Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7241.85M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232341 |
ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100120
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV. USGS PP. 406
VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO., USBM I.C. 7022
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR CAVITIES OR CAVES IN CARBONATE, CONNECTED BY SEAMS AND SMALL FISSURES |
| Deposit | WORKED FROM 1877 GO 1921 INTERMITTANTLY. 5,937 TONS OF ORE VALUED AT $167,132 WERE PRODUCED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF PROSPECT RIDGE, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF THE SHAFT, A 3,000 FT ADIT AND 4 MILES OF SUBSIDIARY WORKINGS. WHICH PROBABLY INCLUDE THE PROSPECT MOUNTAIN TUNNEL, COLORADO TUNNEL & CHICAGO TUNNEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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