Bounce Mine

The Bounce Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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: Bounce Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.3375, -118.19917

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Bounce Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bounce Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORK ON THE BOUNCE REPORTEDLY REACHED GREATER DEPTH THAN ON ANY OTHER OF THE VEINS. A 400 FT SHAFT, CAVED BELOW THE 75 - FOOT LEVEL, IS SAID TO HAVE EXTENSIVE DRIFTS AT THE 175, 200, 300, 350 AND 400 FT. LEVELS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. M035392

Comment (Location): .4 MI EAST OF SNOWBALL & MARY


References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS BULL 594


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.