The Hamburg Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.46528, -115.97694
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Hamburg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hamburg Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1871
Discovery Year: 1871
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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 TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ore Bodies Above The Ruby Hill Thrust Zone
Type: L
Description: More Abundant Ne-Striking Normal Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Areas Of Intense Silicification
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DOLOMITE IS MORE INTENSELY FRACTURED AND NORTHEAST-STRIKING TRANSVERSE FAULTS ARE MORE ABUNDANT. ALSO NEARBY ARE INTRUSIVE BODIES OF RHYOLITE.
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 100M
Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF POLOMITE ALONG INTENSELY FRACTURED ZONES CAPPED BY DUNDERBERG SHALE
References
Reference (Deposit): US. BUREAU OF MINE (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100138
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1962
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
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.
