Hamburg Mine

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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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

Name: Hamburg Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

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

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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

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.