June Bug Mine

The June Bug Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,199 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

Name: June Bug Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 36.365, -115.17194

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June Bug Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: June Bug Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gass Peak


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION CAME FROM 1000 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED ZINC ORE REPLACING DOLOMITIZED LIMESTONE ALONG SHEAR ZONE


References

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT AND OTHERS, 1936 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM, USGS BULL. 871 , P. 55 .

Reference (Production): LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 145 , 182 .


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.