The Williamsburg Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.525, -116.57667
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Williamsburg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Williamsburg Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: 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
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE BETWEEN CROSS-CUTTING FISSURES WHICH CONTROLLED TRAVEL OF ORE-FORMING FLUIDS.
Comment (Geology): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR AS TABULAR BEDDING REPLACEMENTS IN THE LIMESTONE BETWEEN CROSSCUTTING FISSURES WHICH SERVED AS ORE CHANNEL WAYS AND CONTROLLED FORMATION OF ORE BODIES (NOLAN 1962).
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500M
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY PRODUCED 2,765 TONS OF ORE WORTH $72,112 FROM 1877-92 (NOLAN 1962). IT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ADAM'S HILL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEVADA BUR OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 123, REFERENCE NO 320110084
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.
