Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Dead Broke Tunnel

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPODS, TABULAR
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
StructureDeposit In Upper Plate Of Diamond Tunnel Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10044778
MRDS IDM232365
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46882, -115.99951
References
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100131NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV., USGS PP. 406NOLAN, T.B.(1962)