Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Hamburg Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured, Brecciated Zones Beneath Dunderberg Shale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Associated rockShale,Rhyolite · Dunderberg Shale
StructureOre Bodies Above The Ruby Hill Thrust Zone, More Abundant Ne-Striking Normal Faults
AlterationLocal Areas Of Intense Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10044769
MRDS IDM232355
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46521, -115.97784
References
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64US. BUREAU OF MINE (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100138NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406NOLAN, T.B., 1962