Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

New Windfall Shaft

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverLeadArsenicZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model75: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Faults And Fissures W/Hamburg Delamite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureNe-Striking Transverse Faults
AlterationSmalluanities Of Silica And Iron Occur As Veinlets Hamburg Dolomite Alterred To "Sandolomite". Rock Has Texture And Look Of Dolomite But Has Been Subjected To Interanular Corrosion Causing Disintegration.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044652
MRDS IDM232201
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.45437, -115.97951
References
ROBERTS R. J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV.,EV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64US BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100141NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NOLAN, T.B., (1962) NBMG MI-1993