The Prospect Mountain Tunnel is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.47861, -115.99999
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Prospect Mountain Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospect Mountain Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka District
Land Status
Not available
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: 1882
Discovery Year: 1882
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: STRATABOUND
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone Outcrops At The Tunnel
Alterations
Not available
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
Comments
Comment (Development): 1882-1891 PRODUCTION PERIOD. NOW PART OF THE DIAMOND MINE, AND USED FOR HAULAGE
Comment (Deposit): 939 TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1882 TO 1891. THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF PROSPECT RIDGE, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. NOW PART OF THE DIAMOND MINE THE TUNNEL IS USED FOR HAULAGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OER LOCALIZED BY FRACTURED ZONES IN DOLOMITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 117, REF. NO 3201100112
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, NEV. USGS PP. 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.
