Bull Run

The Bull Run is a gold mine located in Elko 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: Bull Run  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.655, -116.15944

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Bull Run MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bull Run


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Edgemont


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sulphides Leached Out Of Upper Workings


Rocks

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

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Galena


Comments

Comment (Development): IN 1902, A 10-STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL WAS BUILT NEAR THE LOWEST ADIT, AND WAS LATER CLOSED DUE TO ITS INACCESSIBILITY. ABOUT $120,000 WORTH OF ORE WAS RECOVERED IN 1902-1903 PRIOR TO ITS CLOSURE.

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN, WITH QUARTZITE SHEETED PARALLEL TO VEIN.

Comment (Geology): THE QUARTZITE IS SHEETED PARALLEL TO THE VEIN, AND LOCALLY STRATIFICATION PARALLELS THE VEIN, ORE SAID TO CARRY SEVERAL DOLLARS TO THE TON (1910.) A LARGE PROPORTION OF WHICH IS FREE. THE LODE IS DISPLACED BY TWO N.E. TRENDING FAULTS WHICH CAUSE 30 TO 60 FEET OF OFFSET.

Comment (Deposit): IN 1902 A 10-STAMP, AMALGAMATING MILL WAS BUILT, NEAR THE LOWEST ADIT, LATER CLOSED DUE TO ITS INACCESSABILTY. ABOUT $120,000 WAS RECORDED IN 1902-1903 PRIOR TO CLOSURE. DEVELOPEMENT COMPRISED ABOUT ONE MILE OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. 71976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA GO.'S USGS BULL 408

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A.E., 71957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO NEV NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., 71976)


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.