The Houghton - O' Boyle Mine is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,781 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: 6,781 Feet (2,067 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.45222, -118.22861
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Houghton - O' Boyle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Houghton - O' Boyle Mine
Secondary: Copper King Group
Commodity
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
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
Deposit Size: S
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 (Location): 1.7 MI. SW OF BLUE RIBBON MINE
Comment (Deposit): ESTIMATE LOCATION
Comment (Workings): TWO INCLINED SHAFTS, EACH ABOUT 80 FEET DEEP
Comment (Commodity): SCHEELITE SCATTERED AND LOCALLY UP TO 4 PERCENT WO3, IN CRYSTALS UP TO 1/2 INCH LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 5
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.
