Eureka District-Nevada

The Eureka District-Nevada is a gold mine located in Eureka 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

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Site Name

Primary: Eureka District-Nevada
Secondary: Ruby Hill
Secondary: Eureka Consolidated
Secondary: Richmond Secret Canyon
Secondary: Pinto
Secondary: Silverado
Secondary: Spring Valley

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: EUREKA DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: CYPRUS MINES
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: EUREKA CORP
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: HECLA MINING CO.
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: JOINT VENTURE: RICHMOND EUREKA
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: CYPRUS MINES
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: EUREKA CORP
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: HECLA MINING CO.
Info Year: 1971

Owner Name: JOINT VENTURE: RICHMOND EUREKA
Info Year: 1971

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT: CONTACT METASOMATIC BODIES IRREGULAR, BEDDED, FAULT ZONE, DISSEM.
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: COMPOUND THRUST FAULTS, PERHAPS IN FRONT OF DEEP ROBERTS MT THRUST TO W; LATER BLOCK FAULTING

Type: L
Description: COMPLEX FAULTING: IN LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE MAJOR STRUCTURES ALL PRE-ORE

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDE TO 1000 FEET

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R AND OTHERS, 1971 GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS IN NE NEV AND SW IDAHO: ECON GEOL VOL 66 NO 1 P. 14-33

Reference (Deposit): HAGUE, A, 1892, GEOL. OF THE EUREKA DIST., NEVADA: USGS MON. 20, 419 P.

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. B, 1962, THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT; USGS PROF. PAPER 406, 78 P.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 179

Reference (Deposit): CURTIS, J S, 1884, SILVER-LEAD DEP. EUREKA, NEV.; USGS MON. 7, 200 P.

Reference (Deposit): MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, 1879, EUREKA AND ITS RESOURCES; EUREKA, NEV., MOLINELLI, LAMBERT, AND CO.

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, WILLIAM, 1947, THE STORY OF EUREKA: AM. INST. MINING ENG. TECH. PUB. 2196, 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL DEP. OF NEV: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 88-93.

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.