The Eureka District-Nevada is a zinc, silver, copper, lead, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.5, -115.99999
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Eureka District-Nevada MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka District-Nevada
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: EUREKA DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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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): SHARP, WM., 1948, THE STORY OF EUREKA (NEVADA): AM. INST. MINING AND METALL. ENGINEERS TRANS., V. 178, P. 206-217.
Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.
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.
