The West Job Canyon-South is a gold, lead, zinc, silver, and copper mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.63944, -118.25750
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West Job Canyon-South MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Job Canyon-South
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Cox Canyon (Ixl)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Veins Trend Approx. E-W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM TAKEN FROM WESTERNMOST OF 3'X'S ON COX CYN. 7.5. TOPO.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHN, D.A., AND SHERLOCK, M.G., 1991, MAP SHOWING MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE RENO 1X2 QUAD., NV AND CA, USGS MF 2154-B, P. 12, SYMBOL Z4
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.
