Prospect Mountain Tunnel

The Prospect Mountain Tunnel is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Prospect Mountain Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

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

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.