| Deposit ID | 10044795 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232385 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fourth of July Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.99034, 39.46132 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 053E | 03 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | SEE NOLAN (1962) PAGE 68 |
|---|
| 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) | -115.99034, 39.46132 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Diamond Tunnel Thrust. Orbodies On Upper Plate |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232385 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
USB OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100140
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV. USGS P.P. 406
NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE ALONG FRACTURED PERMEABLE |
| Deposit | THE WORKINGS ARE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN AND OF PROSPECT RIDGE, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THEY ARE NOW PROBABLY PART OF THE DIAMOND MINE ; 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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