The Holly Extension Mine is a mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.52306, -115.98667
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Holly Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Holly Extension Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR "CHIMNEYS"
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deposits On Hanging Wall Of Ruby Hill Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500M
Comment (Development): NO APPARENT PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOTS FORMED AT INTERSECTIONS OF FAULTS AND FRACTURES WITH FAVORABLE CARBONATE BEDS.
Comment (Geology): STEEP NORMAL FAULTS AND FRACTURES SERVED AS PATHWAYS FOR THE ORE FLUIDS WHICH PREFERENTIALLY REPLACED CARBONATE BEDS FORMING ORE SHOOTS RESEMBLING CHIMNEYS
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF ADAMS HILL, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ANY PRODUCTION FROM THE PROPERTY WHICH ATTEMPTED TO EXPLORED EXTENSIONS FROM THE BULLWHACKER AND HOLLY MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 123, REF NO 3201100083
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
Reference (Deposit): CARPER A.F. (1921) REPORT ON HOLLY EXTENSION MINE, N.B.M DISTRICT FILE 111 ITEM 5
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
