The Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property is a silver and copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.50667, -117.22861
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Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property
Secondary: Copper Bell Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Cuprite District
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: Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Co.
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gentle Folding; Minor Normal Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN RAN 12% CU, 14 OZ/TON AG AND $1.20 IN GOLD/TON (1906). SHEAR ZONE ORE RAN 9-10% CU AND UP TO 400 OZ/T AG
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES SW OF CUPRITE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): AVERAGE ORE RUNS 1 OZ AG TO 1% CU, TRACE AU
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 85 E, DIPS 60S CONTAINS AN ORE STREAK UP TO 2.5 FT WIDE, TRACEABLE FOR 900 FT.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT HOLES; 65 FT DEEP INCLINE (COPPER BELL SHAFT)
Comment (Geology): SPONGY LIMONITE GOSSAN 9 FT THICK. LIMONITE BORDERS VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308. P. 66-71
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1906, USGS BULL 285, P. 59-60
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.
