| Deposit ID | 10044784 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232373 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Albion Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.9959, 39.50742 (WGS84) |
|---|
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Mimetite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tetrahedrite | Gangue |
| 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) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
|---|
| 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 | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232373 |
ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64.
NOLAN, T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REFERENCE NO 3201100094.
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN DOLOMITE WHERE IT HAS BEEN BRECCIATED AND FRACTURED |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY WAS WORKED FROM 1881 TO 1890 AND 6,703 TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED. ; 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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