The Frazer Tunnel is a mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,199 feet.
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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.47583, -115.98306
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Frazer Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frazer Tunnel
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRATABOUND
Structure
Not available
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): THE ADIT IS NEAR, AND MAY BE PART OF, THE ATLAS MINE
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED ALONG THE DUNDERBERG-WINDFALL BELT, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. THE ADIT IS NEAR THE ATLAS MINE AND MAY BE A PART OF ITS WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500M
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS A REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE IN FRACTURE ZONES
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, REFERENCE NO 3201100114
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREAK MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
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.
