Dugout Tunnel

The Dugout Tunnel is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Dugout Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper

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: 1874
Discovery Year: 1874
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit On Upper Plate Of Dugout Tunnel Thrust Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Limestone

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Development): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY (?) FROM 1874 TO 1936

Comment (Deposit): FROM 1874 TO 1936, 502 TONS OF ORE WORTH $42,503 WAS PRODUCED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE WESTERN BASE OF PROSPECT PEAK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS PIPES AND VEINS IN DOLOMITIZED, SILICIFIED LIMESTONE.

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS PIPES AND VEINS IN DOLOMITIZED AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. (NOLAN 1962).

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., N.B. OF M. BULL 64.

Reference (Deposit): USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 81, REFERENCE NO. 3201100203

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.