| Deposit ID | 10103989 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232392 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Industry Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.98562, 39.47715 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
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 | 019N | 053E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | 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) | -115.98562, 39.47715 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Diamond Tunnel Thrust |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| 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 | M232392 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100115.
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
NOLAN, T.B., 1962.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE ALONG FRACTURED ZONES |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY PRODUCED 512 TONS OF ORE VALUED AT $40,551 FROM 1873-1888. IT IS LOCATED ALONG PROSPECT RIDGE, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN 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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