Mine detail: Lord Byron Tunnel

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.46687, -115.99923
dep_id: 10044802
mrds_id: M232396
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Galena
orebody_fm: STRATABOUND
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides Above Water Table
ore_ctrl: Fractured Permeable Zones
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Hamburg Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Year first produced: 1885
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: U.S.B.M. (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100130.
  • Deposit:: NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 406.
  • Production:: NOLAN, T.B., (1962)
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