Kk Consolidated

The Kk Consolidated is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,359 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Kk Consolidated  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.49722, -115.98556

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Kk Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kk Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka District


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

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: L


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, STRATABOUND


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ruby Hill Thrust


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: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Dolomite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M

Comment (Production): OVER $2 MILLION WORTH OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1873 TO 1883.

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN BRECCIATED ZONES IN DOLOMITE.

Comment (Deposit): OVER 2 MILLION DOLLARS WITH OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1873 TO 1883 (NOLAN 1962). THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE RUBY HILL AREA, THE RICHEST OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN ZONES OF BRECCIATED DOLOMITE IN THE UPPER PLATE OF THE RUBY HILL THRUST.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO NEV., N.B. OF M. BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO. 119, REF NO. 3201100097

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV, USGS PP. 406

Reference (Production): NOLANT, 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.