The Ole Boy Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and antimony mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,757 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 4,757 Feet (1,450 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony
Lat, Long: 40.91778, -118.50222
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Ole Boy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ole Boy Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2426
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Laura Savoy,
Home Office: P. O. Box 1874, Winnemucca, Nv 89445
Years: 1984 -
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2426 OF BRECCIATED, WHITE, IRONSTAINED QUARTZ FROM DUMP AT MOUTH OF ADIT CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.2% MG, 20% CA, 0.02% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 10000 PPM AS, 0.1 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 50 PPMBA, 50 PPM BI, + 500 PPM CD, 100 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, + 20000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT (50-75 FT DEEP). ABOUT THIS IS AN ADIT ABOUT 100-200 FT LONG TRENDING N50E ALONG VEIN. OPEN CUT ABOVE ADIT ALONE SAME STRIKE
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 AIRMILES NE OF ANTELOPE SIDING ON WPRR. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CLAIMS STAKED JUNE 2, 1984 BY PRESENT OWNER
Comment (Deposit): MILKY-WHITE BRECCIATED FE-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN WITH DRUSY APPEARANCE. OCCURS IN A FAULT ZONE IN MONZONITE(?) INTRUSIVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 19 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
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.
