The Bounce Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.3375, -118.19917
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Bounce Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bounce Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORK ON THE BOUNCE REPORTEDLY REACHED GREATER DEPTH THAN ON ANY OTHER OF THE VEINS. A 400 FT SHAFT, CAVED BELOW THE 75 - FOOT LEVEL, IS SAID TO HAVE EXTENSIVE DRIFTS AT THE 175, 200, 300, 350 AND 400 FT. LEVELS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. M035392
Comment (Location): .4 MI EAST OF SNOWBALL & MARY
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS BULL 594
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.
