Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Eureka Consolidated

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMolybdenumCopperIronTellurium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper, Iron, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured, Permeable Zones; Ruby Hill Thrust
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite
GangueAragonite, Calcite, Malachite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Eldorado Dolomite
StructureCompound Thrust Faults, Perhaps In Front Of Deep Roberts Mountain Thrust Fault To West; Later Block Faulting., Complex Faulting
AlterationOxidation To 1000 Ft
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10044773
MRDS IDM232359
Alternate namesChampion and Buckeye
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.49853, -115.98479
References
ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B. OF M. BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 119, REFERENCE NO 3201100096NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV. USGS P.P. 406CRIB FILENOLAN, T.B., (1962)