Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect

The Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.11361, -117.24833

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Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bi-Metallic No. 3 Prospect
Secondary: Tiger Workings


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Linka, S. H.
Home Office: Austin
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Toiyabe Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: 2 M Wide Thrust Fault Strikes N50w,Dips 35sw


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE PILE ASSAYED 24.2 % PB, 7.8 OZ/T AG,0.10 OZ/T AU


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 40 - FT INCLINE SHAFT AND A CAVED 300 FT ADIT. AS WELL AS RECENT SHALLOW (?) DRILLHOLES AND RECENT CLAIM STAKES.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ-PYRITE STRINGERS PERSIST FOR 15 FT S OF THE FRACTURE AND ARE DISSEMINATED IN THE CRUSHED ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 210.

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSIT OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE,L.J., AUG. 1981 FIELD EXAMINATION.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 594, P.124.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.