Description
Prospectors Near Seventy Six Mine, S Of Town
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryIron, Molybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT: CONTACT METASOMATIC BODIES IRREGULAR, BEDDED, FAULT ZONE, DISSEM.
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlRUBY HILL THRUST FAULT
Geology
StructureCOMPLEX FAULTING: IN LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE MAJOR STRUCTURES ALL PRE-ORE, COMPOUND THRUST FAULTS, PERHAPS IN FRONT OF DEEP ROBERTS MT THRUST TO W; LATER BLOCK FAULTING
AlterationOXIDE TO 1000 FEET
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1869
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60001658
MRDS IDW002902
Alternate namesRuby Hill, Eureka Consolidated, Richmond Secret Canyon, Pinto, Silverado, Spring Valley
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.41433, -116.0587
References
HAGUE, A, 1892, GEOL. OF THE EUREKA DIST., NEVADA: USGS MON. 20, 419 P.NOLAN, T. B, 1962, THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT; USGS PROF. PAPER 406, 78 P.KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 179CURTIS, J S, 1884, SILVER-LEAD DEP. EUREKA, NEV.; USGS MON. 7, 200 P.MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, 1879, EUREKA AND ITS RESOURCES; EUREKA, NEV., MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, AND CO.SHARP, WILLIAM, 1947, THE STORY OF EUREKA: AM. INST. MINING ENG. TECH. PUB. 2196, 12 P.LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL DEP. OF NEV: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 88-93.ROBERTS, R AND OTHERS, 1971 GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS IN NE NEV AND SW IDAHO: ECON GEOL VOL 66 NO 1 P. 14-33