The Granite Tunnel is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.49639, -115.98111
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Granite Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: 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
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone
Type: L
Description: Small Normal Faults Subparallel To The Jackson-Lawtonsystem, Also Served As Channelways For The Ore Fluids.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE IRREGULAR ORE BODIES WERE EMPLACED ALONG THE BRECCIATED UPPER THRUST ZONE OF THE RUBY HILL THRUST
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF RUBY HILL, THE RICHEST OF THE FIVE MINERALIZED STRUCTURAL BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES REPLACE DOLOMITE ALONG UPPER THRUST ZONE WHERE ROCK IS FRACTURED AND BRECCIATED
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 118, REF. NO. 3201100098
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B., (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
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.
