Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Richmond-Eureka Mine

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadGoldZincMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Fissures, Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Molybdenite, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Eldorado Dolomite
StructureRuby Hill Thrust, Nw-Trending Normal Faults Served As Channelways
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10044810
MRDS IDM232408
Alternate namesRichmond Mine, Eureka Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.50353, -115.99812
References
ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA, CO NEV, N. B OF M. BULL 64NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA, USGS PP. 406NOLAN, T.B. (1962)