Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer
Excelsior Tunnel
Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
STRATABOUND
Ore control
Fractured Permeable Zones
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Structure
Diamond Tunnel Thrust
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1873
Discovery year
1873
Identification
Deposit ID
10044794
MRDS ID
M232384
Alternate names
Diamond-Excelsior
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.46493, -115.99201
References
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967), GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64US BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100139.NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406NOLAN, T.B., (1962)