Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Bowman Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones In The Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Plumbojarosite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureRuby Hill Thrust Zone, Bowman Normal Fault
AlterationNear The Dunderberg Shale Contact Jasperoid Formal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1876
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10044781
MRDS IDM232369
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.50713, -118.31652
References
ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 123, REFERENCE NO 3201100091NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV, USGS PP. 406