Buckaroo Workings

The Buckaroo Workings is a lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,060 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

Name: Buckaroo Workings  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,060 Feet (2,152 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 37.9125, -114.60333

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Buckaroo Workings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buckaroo Workings


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): 1200 FT SOUTH OF ONE WHEEL CANYON

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ON DUMP; VEIN NOT EXPOSED AT SURFACE

Comment (Workings): ADIT BEARING N 10 W, REPORTEDLY EXTENDING 250 FT FROM PORTAL, BUT CAVED 20 FT FROM PORTAL


References

Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV; UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, M.S. THESIS, P. 85


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.