Mine detail: Excelsior Tunnel

Previously called 'Diamond-Excelsior'

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.46493, -115.99201
dep_id: 10044794
mrds_id: M232384
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: STRATABOUND
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides
ore_ctrl: Fractured Permeable Zones
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Hamburg Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Diamond Tunnel Thrust
Year first produced: 1873
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1873
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967), GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100139.
  • Deposit:: NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER 406
  • Production:: NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
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