The Bovie Lew Placer is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.9903, -119.32030
Map: View on Google Maps
Bovie Lew Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bovie Lew Placer
Secondary: Bovie Lew Mine
Secondary: Schwartz Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: 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: El Tigre Oro, Inc.
Owner Name: Lucky Chance Mining Co., Inc.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Nevada Placer Mining Co., Inc.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Location): THE ARTESIA LAKE 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP (PROVISIONAL EDITION) SHOWS AN ADDITIONAL PIT IN THE SE/4 SEC. 20. THIS PIT EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1982, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY
Reference (Deposit): STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF MINE OPERATIONS
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.
