Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured, Brecciated, Permeable Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite
GangueCalcite, Galena, Goethite, Quartz, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Eldorado Dolomite
StructureRuby Hill Thrust Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10044784
MRDS IDM232373
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.50742, -115.9959
References
ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64.NOLAN, T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REFERENCE NO 3201100094.