The Distinction Tunnel is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.4725, -115.97417
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Distinction Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Distinction Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
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: 1913
Discovery Year: 1913
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
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Downdropped Ruby Hill Thrust Bounds The Mineralized Area To The East
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Intense Silicification
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
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS WHERE THE MASSIVE DOLOMITE HAS BEEN FRACTURED ALONG FAULTS
Comment (Deposit): 487 TONS WAS PRODUCED FROM 1913 TO 1920. THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE PROSPECT IS POSSIBLY A PORTION OF THE CROESUS MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS WHERE THE MASSIVE DOLOMITE HAS BEEN FRACTURED IN RESPONSE TO TECTONIC FORES ACTING ALONG THE NUMEROUS FAULTS
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100132
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.
