The Eureka Nevada Tunnel is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.46806, -115.99583
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Eureka Nevada Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Nevada Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
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: 1917
Discovery Year: 1917
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: STRATABOUND
Structure
Type: L
Description: More Abundant Ne Striking Transverse Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Areas Of 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: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1917 TO 1923 , INCLUDING SOME COPPER
Comment (Development): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM HERE FROM 1917 TO 1923
Comment (Deposit): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1917-23. THE PROSPECT IS SITUATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIRE MINERALIZED BELTS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OREBODIES IN FRACTURED, BRECCIATED ZONES IN DOLOMITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GELOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100134, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.083
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
Reference (Production): NOLAN, J.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.
