Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, STRATABOUND
Ore controlFractured, Brecciated, Permeable Zone Along Thrust
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nevada Formation
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureRoberts Mountain Thrust (Overturned)
AlterationJasperoid Around Fracture Zones
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10103982
MRDS IDM232292
Alternate namesQueen Tunnel, Taylor Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.1538, -116.09535
References
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 28, REFERENCE NO. 3201100160VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., USBM 1.C. 7022EMMONS, W.H. (1910) MININGS CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO. NEV, USGS BULL 408VANDERBURG, W.O., (1938)