The Diamond-Excelsior Tunnel is a zinc 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
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.5, -116.11110
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Diamond-Excelsior Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diamond-Excelsior Tunnel
Secondary: Look-Out
Secondary: Richmond-Eureka
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): POSS IN R53E;294,095 TONS VALUED AT $4,021,674 FROM 1871-19
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 28
Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 64,1967,TB14
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 406,1962,PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): USBM INFORM CIRC 7768,1956 P1
Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES RPT.13,PART A,1965,P.85
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 610,1968,P.179
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.
