Prospects Ne of Michigan Boy Mine

The Prospects Ne of Michigan Boy Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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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: Prospects Ne of Michigan Boy Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.18361, -116.00861

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Prospects Ne of Michigan Boy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prospects Ne of Michigan Boy Mine
Secondary: Some May Be Prince Claims. Sample Locations 1818
Secondary: 1819


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Oak Spring District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): IRON-STAINED, VUGGY QUARTZ VEINLETS. QUARTZITE IS FE-MN-STAINED ALONG FRACTURES BOTH PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR TO BEDDING

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE BEDS 6-12 INCHES WIDE STRIKE N60W DIP 35 NE. SOME GOSSAN, SOME REMNANT GHOSTS AFTER PYRITE


References

Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. AND TINGLEY, J., 1983 FIELD EXAMINATION NOV. 5, 1983


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.