The West Job Canyon-North is a gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.64389, -118.27000
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West Job Canyon-North MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Job Canyon-North
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adularia, Sericite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. SITE ON MF 2154-B TRANSFERRED TO COX CYN. 7.5 FT., UTM IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL ON 7.5 FT. TOPO.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHN, D.A. AND SHERLOCK, M.G., 1991, MAP SHOWING MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE RENO 1X2 QUAD., 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.
