The Bidwell Mine is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Carson City 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: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.14222, -119.63028
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Bidwell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bidwell Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 3664
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO RATHER CLOSELY SPACED (100 FEET) SHAFTS. FROM THE SIZE OF THE DUMPS BOTH COULD EXCEED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS. THE SOUTHERN-MOST SHAFT WAS SUNK ON A SIX FOOT FISSURE VEIN.
Comment (Geology): THE VEINS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE ALSO CARRIED VALUES IN GOLD AND SILVER.
Comment (Deposit): A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF VEIN MATERIAL IS SCATTERED ON A LOADING AREA. MOORE,P. PG 31, REPORTED THE HOST ROCKS AS ANDESITE BUT NONE WAS OBSERVED AROUND THE WORKINGS OR THE DUMPS.
Comment (Development): UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: NONE RECORDED BUT IT LOOKS TO HAVE SHIPPED SOME ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5 -12-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).
Reference (Deposit): MOORE,J.G., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES OF NEVADA,NBMG BULL.#75, 1969.
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.
