Phoenix Mine

The Phoenix Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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: Phoenix Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.50139, -115.98361

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Phoenix Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Phoenix Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


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: 1873
Discovery Year: 1873
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone


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: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Smithsonite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 IN

Comment (Development): 1873-1913 PRODUCTION PERIOD.

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT ORE BODIES ARE LOCALIZED ALONG FRACTURED ZONES

Comment (Deposit): OVER 5,000 TONS OF ORE WORTH $156,043 WERE PRODUCED FROM 1873 TO 1913 (NOLAN 1962). THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE RUBY HILL AREA, THE RICHEST OF THE FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE PHOENIX MINE ADJOINS THE EUREKA-CONSOLIDATED PROPERTY TO THE EAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES IN ELDORADO DOLOMITE


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGIC & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REF. NO. 3201100100

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.