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Nevada · Eureka County

Union Hill Mines

Unconfirmed Lead Underground

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Eureka
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Lead
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Bell Mine

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Structure: Roberts Mountain Thrust North And East Trending Fracture Zones Deposit: Replacement bodies at intersections of fracture zones with limestone horizons. The property is developed by 4 shafts (the ryegrass, bell and northstar) and 4,000 feet o…

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Additional documented workings

  • Shaft — documented in 1 source record, noting 4000 ft, 000 ft.
    Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 7 shaft symbols
  • 3 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Shaft · depth 4000 ft
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: t bodies at intersections of fracture zones with limestone horizons. The property is developed by 4 shafts (the ryegrass, bell and no…
  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Silver
  • Limestone

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (7)
  • mapped adit symbols (3)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 429539

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (5)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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