Distinction Tunnel

The Distinction Tunnel is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Distinction Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: 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: 1913
Discovery Year: 1913
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: Downdropped Ruby Hill Thrust Bounds The Mineralized Area To The East

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Intense Silicification

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: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS WHERE THE MASSIVE DOLOMITE HAS BEEN FRACTURED ALONG FAULTS

Comment (Deposit): 487 TONS WAS PRODUCED FROM 1913 TO 1920. THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE PROSPECT IS POSSIBLY A PORTION OF THE CROESUS MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS WHERE THE MASSIVE DOLOMITE HAS BEEN FRACTURED IN RESPONSE TO TECTONIC FORES ACTING ALONG THE NUMEROUS FAULTS

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USB OF M (ELY) MILS NO 112, REF. NO 3201100132

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

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1962

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.