The Bluelight Mine is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,421 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.45111, -118.29222
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Bluelight Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluelight Mine
Commodity
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Garfield
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 MI. EAST OF GARFIELD MINE; UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): ACCORDING TO ROSS, DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH GARFIELD MINE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. M035259
Comment (Deposit): GEOGRAPHICALLY 1 MILE EAST OF GARFIELD MINE SITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 58
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
