El Dorado Mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Dorado Mine | Mine |
| Prospect Ridge | Ridge |
| Eureka Mining District | Mining District |
| Eureka County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 28' 45'' North , 115° 59' 35'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eureka | 610 (2011) | 4.6km |
Deposit: Replacement ore bodies localized by favorable dolomite beds and intersections of fractured and brecciated zones. Worked from 1873 to 1892, when the mine produced 802 tons of ore valued at $69, 781. The property lies on the north side of prospect ridge, one of five mineralized blocks in the district ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement
Development: WORKED FROM 1873 TO 1892
Geology: The ore body lies at the north end of the prospect ridge mineralized area, north of the silver conner fault and west of the jackson lawton fault. Movement along these and other more local planes served to preparate the ground and later served As channel ways for the ore fluids.
Rock formation(s): Eldorado Dolomite
Ore(s): Fractured Perimeable Tones
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2 valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044774 |
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El Dorado Mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA