The Boss Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.07472, -117.63222
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Boss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boss Mine
Secondary: Black Rock Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 461
Secondary: Gs Claims, Br Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert District (Closest)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Falcon Exploration Co.
Years: 1988 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMLE 461 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 15 FE, 0.05% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.03% TI, 200 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 50 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 15 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM RECORD NUMBER W700405, WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED.
Comment (Development): SEVERAL ROTARY DRILL HOLES ARE ON LOCATION IN 1982. MINING BEGAN A FEW YEARS LATER. MULTIPLE BENCH; CONSTRUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): ENTIRE OUTCROP AT PROPERTY IS 40 METERS DIA. AND CONSISTS OF BLACK CHERTAND ARGILLITE, CUT BY STOCKWORK OF QUARTZ, VEIN, BRECCIA FILLING AND VEINLETS. VEINS CONTAIN SUGARY QUARTZ WITH SMALL DRUSY OPENINGS. REPLACEMENT TEXTURE OF QUARTZ AFTER LAMELLAR CALCITE IS QUITE COMMON, AS IS A CRUSTIFORM BILATERALLY SYMMETRICAL BANDING ACROSS THE VEINS. VEIN MATERIAL IS COMMONLY IRON-STAINED. IN BETWEEN VEINS, HOST ROCK IS CUT BY 3 MM- ICM VEINLETS OF QUARTZ. SOME BRECCIA ZONES ADJACENT TO VEINS WITH OPEN-SPACE TEXTURE MAY BE FAULT BRECCIAS. BARIET OCCURS AS SMALL ROSETTES IN CAVITIES IN SOME SAMPLES.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE - OPEN PIT ; OLDER WORKINGS CONSIST OF 5-6 M SHAFT AND PITS
Comment (Geology): A REPLACEMENT TEXTURE OF QUARTZ AFTER LAMENAR CALCITE IS QUITE COMMON FE OXIDE STAIN OF VEIN COMMON. WALL ROCK IS CUT BYQUARTZ VEINLETS COMMONLY CONTAINING CHUNKS OF WALL ROCK FROM HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIATION. BARITE ROSES OCCUR IN SOME VUGS.
Comment (Location): MINE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 95; DISCOVERY OUTCROP-BLACK ROCK PROSPECT IS JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY. UTM IS TO MINE AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, 1972, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): STAFF, 1988, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1987: NEVADA DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 84 P.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BONHAM, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, JULY 14, 82.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.
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.
