Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryBismuth, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR, PODS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersections Of Faults & Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
StructureJackson-Lawton Normal Fault, Diamond Tunnel Thrust Zone, North-South Series Of Interconnected Caves
AlterationSilicification Along Faults & Fissures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1874
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10044777
MRDS IDM232364
Alternate namesDiamond-Excelsior Mine, Consolidated Eureka Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46576, -115.98812
References
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100029, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.008NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV.,USGS PP. 406VANDERBERG W.D.(1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO., USBM 1C 7022NOLAN,T.B., 1962