Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

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Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
StructureDowndropped Ruby Hill Thrust Bounds The Mineralized Area To The East
AlterationLocal Intense Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10044776
MRDS IDM232363
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.47243, -115.97507
References
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100132NOLAN T.B.(1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406NOLAN, T.B., 1962