The Eureka Property is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Eureka Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: L. Menke, Frank Bovard And Henry Mounts
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .98-1.76 OZ. AG.
Analytical Data: GRAB: .46-1.84 OZ. AU
Analytical Data: TR-4.32 OZ. AG
Analytical Data: GOUGE: TR-1.96 OZ. AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): AT LAPHAM CANYON, EAST FORK WALKER RIVER
Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF 3 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): GRANITE IS CRUSHED FOR DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 FEET ON HANGING WALL SIDE OF FAULT PLANE, AND THE VEIN LIES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE FAULT PLANE, AND VARIES IN WIDTH FROM 1-2 FEET. ON NORTH END THE VEIN DIES OUT ON ONE BRANCH OF THE FAULT AND A NARROW STREAK TURNS OFF INTO EAST WALL. SOUTH THE VEIN HAS AVERAGE WIDTH OF 1.5 FEET CUTTING OUT ENTIRELY IN ONE PLACE, BUT SHOWING AGAIN IN FACE OF DRIFT.
Comment (Workings): 50 FOOT SHAFT AND SHORT DRIFT ON THE VEIN, A TUNNEL INTERSECTING VEIN BELOW THE SHAFT AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 120 FEET, WITH A DRIFT ON THE VEIN ABOUT 400 FEET IN LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): STOTESBURY, H. W., 1916; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON EUREKA PROPERTY
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.
