The Gold Bug Mine is a gold mine located in Lyon 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
Gold Bug Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bug Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Volcan Mining And Development Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Gold Bug Inc.
Company ID: 2601319
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Precipitation
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Leach-Precipitation
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALSO MSHA MINES ID # 26O1776 (2601776) MAY ALSO BE LOCATED IN ESMERALDA COUNTY NEVADA. SEE BIBL REF. 003-004. ITS EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. MILL OPERATING ONLY.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P246.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P325.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1989, P. 60.
Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1990, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
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.
