The Bullfrog District is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Bullfrog District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullfrog District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: BULLFROG DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: HYDROTHERMAL VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Discovery Year: 1904
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: NORMAL FAULTS, N TO NW, BLOCKS TILTED E BULLFROG FAULT (E-W, DIP GREATER THAN 20 DEG N THRUST)
Type: L
Description: VEINS STRIKE N-S, DIP GREATER THAN 50 DEG; E-W, DIP 20 DEG N
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S H, 1907, RECONN. SE NEVADA AND E CALIF: USGS BULL. 308, P 176-182
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 191-192
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, 1994, MI-1993
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V E, 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO, NEVADA; NEV. UNIV. BULL, V 45, NO 3, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. 50, P. 29
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., EMMONS, W. H., AND GARREY, G. H. 1910, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BULLFROG DIST. NEV.: USGS BULL. 407, 130 P. (MAP MISSING)
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.
