| Deposit ID | 10044775 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232361 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dunderberg |
| Alternate or previous names | Ruby Dunderberg |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98062, 39.47715 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2365 |
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 | 019 | 053 | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Dunderberg Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Dunderberg Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Hamburg Dolomite |
| Rock description | Hamburg Dolomite |
| (1) | -115.98062, 39.47715 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Abundant Ne Striking Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232361 |
ROBERTS,R.S. ET AL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B OF M. BULL 64.
USB OF M.(ELY) MILS NO. 112, REF. NO. 3201100123
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER
NOLAN, T.B.(1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT ORE BODIES IN FRACTURED ZONES ALONG FAULTS WHICH CUT DOLOMITE |
| Deposit | FROM 1873 TO 1893 THE MINE PRODUCED $488,342 WORTH OF ORE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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