Eureka-Hamburg Mine & Mill

The Eureka-Hamburg Mine & Mill is a silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,398 feet.

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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-Hamburg Mine & Mill  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,398 Feet (2,255 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 39.4986, -115.98390

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Eureka-Hamburg Mine & Mill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka-Hamburg Mine & Mill
Secondary: Lawton Shaft
Secondary: Kk Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tellurium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: General Mineral Development Co
Company ID: 2601679
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982

Owner Name: Norse-Windfall Mines, Inc.


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SSO,445 TONS VALUED AT $19,242,012FROM 1873-1906; MINED TO 1

Reference (Deposit): LEVEL THROUGH KK,LAWTON,WIND SAIL,LOCAN AND BELL SHAFTS

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 64,1967,TB14

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 610,1968,P.179

Reference (Deposit): USBM RPT. OF INVEST.6350,1964,P.20

Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL MAP 1-793,1974

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 406,1962,PT.1

Reference (Deposit): STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS

Reference (Deposit): ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION


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.