The Boyd Alunite Prospect is a aluminum mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 37.46417, -114.56833
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Boyd Alunite Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boyd Alunite Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Delamar Area (Closest District)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DEPOSIT CONTAINS 38.5% ALUNITE OR 4.58% K2O, AND 15% SO3
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST WALL OF MEADOW VALLEY WASH IN RAINBOW CANYON NEAR BOYD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): 3 CARLOADS SHIPPED FOR FERTILIZER TO LOS ANGELES. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE PINK AND WHITE ALUNITE, NOTICEABLY HEAVIER THAN THE SURROUNDING GREY OR WHITE POROUS ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCK
Comment (Workings): BOTH PROSPECT PITS, AND A QUARRY
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 871, P. 145-146.
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 70, P. 124, PL. 1.
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.
