Boston and Richmond Area

The Boston and Richmond Area is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,851 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: Boston and Richmond Area  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,851 Feet (2,393 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.77917, -116.52528

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Boston and Richmond Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boston and Richmond Area


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Danville District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Jack Ekstrom
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Monitor Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AN ORE SPECIMEN CONTAINED 1 % AG.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

Comment (Development): CLAIM WAS WORKED IN 1934 BY CONTINENTAL MINES CO OF DENVER, WHO SANK A 125-FT SHAFT

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 150 FT DEEP SHAFT

Comment (Geology): 1CM TO 5CM WIDE VEINLETS OF MILKY QUARTZ ALONG BRECCIA ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., FIELD EXAMINATION ON 29 AUG.,1981.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 51


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.