The Bud Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.93111, -117.20667
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Bud Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bud Claims
Secondary: Nevada
Secondary: Nevada Girl
Secondary: Portola Boys
Secondary: Bonanza Divide Mining Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Klondyke (Southern Klondyke) 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: Bonaza -Divide Mining Co.,
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sedimentary Breccia
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sedimentary Breccia
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 2.0 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 95 AND 2.3 MILES WEST OF THE NYE COUNTY LINE. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK WHICH EXTENDS OUT FOR UP TO 500M. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV., P. 1150.
Reference (Deposit): CHIPP, E.R., 1969, UNR MINES THESIS 351
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 130-132.
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.
