Eureka Property

The Eureka Property is a gold mine located in Mineral 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 Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.53639, -118.83417

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Eureka Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka Property


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant District


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: L. Menke, Frank Bovard And Henry Mounts


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .98-1.76 OZ. AG.
Analytical Data: GRAB: .46-1.84 OZ. AU
Analytical Data: TR-4.32 OZ. AG
Analytical Data: GOUGE: TR-1.96 OZ. AU


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): AT LAPHAM CANYON, EAST FORK WALKER RIVER

Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF 3 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): GRANITE IS CRUSHED FOR DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 FEET ON HANGING WALL SIDE OF FAULT PLANE, AND THE VEIN LIES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE FAULT PLANE, AND VARIES IN WIDTH FROM 1-2 FEET. ON NORTH END THE VEIN DIES OUT ON ONE BRANCH OF THE FAULT AND A NARROW STREAK TURNS OFF INTO EAST WALL. SOUTH THE VEIN HAS AVERAGE WIDTH OF 1.5 FEET CUTTING OUT ENTIRELY IN ONE PLACE, BUT SHOWING AGAIN IN FACE OF DRIFT.

Comment (Workings): 50 FOOT SHAFT AND SHORT DRIFT ON THE VEIN, A TUNNEL INTERSECTING VEIN BELOW THE SHAFT AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 120 FEET, WITH A DRIFT ON THE VEIN ABOUT 400 FEET IN LENGTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): STOTESBURY, H. W., 1916; UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON EUREKA PROPERTY


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.