The Bobby Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,039 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.57056, -118.58806
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Bobby Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobby Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2953
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District; Florence 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: Robinson Industries And Associates
Home Office: Aurora, Co
Years: 1985 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2953 OF DUMP AND EXPOSED VEIN NEAR ADIT CONTAINS 20% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.05% TI, 150 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 3.8 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 100 PPM BI, 70 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 2000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 500 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 200 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY VERY BAD ROAD WEST OF THE ENTRANCE TO DYKE CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Development): STAKED ON 9-6-84.
Comment (Deposit): ALL OF THE WORKINGS IN THIS AREA ARE ALONG FAULTS WHERE QUARTZ-BRECCIATED VEINS CUT META-ANDESITES. VEIN IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED AND GOSSAN-LIKE NEAR THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW ADITS. SAMPLED ADIT BEARS N 80 W, 60 S
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-27-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59
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.
