The Bullion Prospect is a manganese mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.08417, -118.71111
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Bullion Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Holy Cross (Terrell) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1918
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal Mn
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 50-FT WIDE MN-OXIDE BEARING SHEAR-ZONE LONG; EXTENDED IK FT DEEP 300FT X 8' ORE BODY.
Comment (Location): IN COMET GULCH
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1918 AND RAN 10% MN.
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR
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.
