Bullion Hill Group

The Bullion Hill Group is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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

Name: Bullion Hill Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.18083, -116.56722

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Bullion Hill Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bullion Hill Group
Secondary: Roberts Mining Co.
Secondary: Aurora & Rhoda Veins


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Roberts Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtn Thrust


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Formation Of Pyrite, Sericite, Quartz, & Calcite In Wallrock


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 35, REFERENCE NO. 3201100067

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W.O (1938) RECORRNASSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., USBM I.C. 2022

Reference (Deposit): EMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS., USGS BULL 408

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY J. & MASURSKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, USGS BULL 1175

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL. (1967)


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.