| Deposit ID | 10044787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232376 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | California & Silver King |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.9809, 39.46743 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
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 | 35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| 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 | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Hamburg Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Dolomite, limestone, and shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Striking Transverse Faults More Abundant |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232376 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAR OF MINES BULL 64
USB OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 112 REF NO 3201100128
NOLAN T.B., (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OREBODIES IN FRACTURED ZONES OF DOLOMITE |
| Deposit | WORKED INTERMITANTLY FROM 1879 TO 1917, 3,378 TON OF ORE VALUED AT $108,644 WERE PRODUCED (NOLAN 1962). THE MINE IS SITUATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKSIN 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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