Mine detail: Granite Tunnel

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.49632, -115.98201
dep_id: 10044770
mrds_id: M232356
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides Above The Watertable
ore_ctrl: The Fractural Brecciated Zone About The Thrust Plane
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Hamburg Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone, Small Normal Faults Subparallel To The Jackson-Lawtonsystem, Also Served As Channelways For The Ore Fluids.
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64
  • Deposit:: U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 118, REF. NO. 3201100098
  • Deposit:: NOLAN T.B., (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
  • Production:: NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
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