The Blue Bull Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.71472, -117.20194
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Blue Bull Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bull Mine
Secondary: Blue Bull
Secondary: Hat Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Reorganized Blue Bull Mining Co ; Goldfield Deep Mines Co.
Years: 1912 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Caldera Ring Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Along Nw-Dipping Fissures; Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Famatinite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): EAST OF THE ATLANTA PROPERTY. UTM IS TO SHAFT LOCATED ON THE CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): LESSEES PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OXIDIZED ORE FROM 50-FT DEEP WORKINGS ON THE HAT CLAIM IN 1905
Comment (Development): 8 CLAIMS, 148 ACRES
Comment (Workings): 110-FT SHAFT WITH 400-FT CROSSCUT ON BLUE BULL CLAIM. 50-FT DEEP WORKINGS ON THE HAT CLAIM. IN 1920-700 FT SHAFT WITH WORKINGS ON THE 500 AND 700 FT LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86
Reference (Production): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, P. 244
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 243-244
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.
