The Boulder Hill Claims South is a tungsten mine located in Douglas county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Boulder Hill Claims South MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Hill Claims South
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4280
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Wellington
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT NORTH OF THE BOULDER HILL MINE HAS A DUMP COMPRISED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF GRANITE WITH MINOR TACTITE AND VISIBLE SCHEELITE. THE ADIT WAS DRIVEN IN LIMESTONE AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE GRANITE AT THE SURFACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOULDER HILL CLAIMS (SOUTH), WELLINGTON DISTRICT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, QUADE, JACK SAMPLE SITE #4280 VISIT, 6/ 30/89, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
