| Deposit ID | 60001658 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002902 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Eureka District-Nevada |
| Alternate or previous names | Ruby Hill, Eureka Consolidated, Richmond Secret Canyon, Pinto, Silverado, Spring Valley |
| Related records | 10222192 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.0587, 39.41433 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spring Valley Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Summit Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| (1) | -116.0587, 39.41433 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | COMPLEX FAULTING: IN LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE MAJOR STRUCTURES ALL PRE-ORE |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | COMPOUND THRUST FAULTS, PERHAPS IN FRONT OF DEEP ROBERTS MT THRUST TO W; LATER BLOCK FAULTING |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Prospectors Near Seventy Six Mine, S Of Town |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | EUREKA DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | JOINT VENTURE: RICHMOND EUREKA |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | HECLA MINING CO. |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | EUREKA CORP |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | CYPRUS MINES |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | JOINT VENTURE: RICHMOND EUREKA |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | HECLA MINING CO. |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | EUREKA CORP |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION |
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | CYPRUS MINES |
| Year | 1971 |
HAGUE, A, 1892, GEOL. OF THE EUREKA DIST., NEVADA: USGS MON. 20, 419 P.
NOLAN, T. B, 1962, THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT; USGS PROF. PAPER 406, 78 P.
CURTIS, J S, 1884, SILVER-LEAD DEP. EUREKA, NEV.; USGS MON. 7, 200 P.
MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, 1879, EUREKA AND ITS RESOURCES; EUREKA, NEV., MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, AND CO.
SHARP, WILLIAM, 1947, THE STORY OF EUREKA: AM. INST. MINING ENG. TECH. PUB. 2196, 12 P.
LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL DEP. OF NEV: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 88-93.
ROBERTS, R AND OTHERS, 1971 GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS IN NE NEV AND SW IDAHO: ECON GEOL VOL 66 NO 1 P. 14-33
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