West Job Canyon-North

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

Name: West Job Canyon-North  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.