Eureka District-Nevada

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

Name: Eureka District-Nevada  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

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

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.