Dugout Tunnel

The Dugout Tunnel is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Dugout Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.45639, -116.00583

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Dugout Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dugout Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: 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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1874
Discovery Year: 1874
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit On Upper Plate Of Dugout Tunnel Thrust Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Limestone


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Development): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY (?) FROM 1874 TO 1936

Comment (Deposit): FROM 1874 TO 1936, 502 TONS OF ORE WORTH $42,503 WAS PRODUCED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE WESTERN BASE OF PROSPECT PEAK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS PIPES AND VEINS IN DOLOMITIZED, SILICIFIED LIMESTONE.

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS PIPES AND VEINS IN DOLOMITIZED AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. (NOLAN 1962).


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B. OF M. BULL 64.

Reference (Deposit): USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 81, REFERENCE NO. 3201100203

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B.(1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1962


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.