Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer
Lord Byron Tunnel
Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Lead
Gold
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
STRATABOUND
Ore control
Fractured Permeable Zones
Materials
Ore minerals
Anglesite, Galena
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1885
Discovery year
1885
Identification
Deposit ID
10044802
MRDS ID
M232396
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.46687, -115.99923
References
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S.B.M. (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100130.NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406.NOLAN, T.B., (1962)