The Boss Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Boss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boss Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wes Construction
Owner Name: Ebco Enterprises
Company ID: 2602002
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Leader Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Leader Mining International Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1996 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): P21.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE. PUB. 10, 1990,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P233.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P310.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
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.
