The Bullion Hill Group is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.18083, -116.56722
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Bullion Hill Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Hill Group
Secondary: Roberts Mining Co.
Secondary: Aurora & Rhoda Veins
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Roberts Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
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: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtn Thrust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Formation Of Pyrite, Sericite, Quartz, & Calcite In Wallrock
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 35, REFERENCE NO. 3201100067
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W.O (1938) RECORRNASSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA CO. NEV., USBM I.C. 2022
Reference (Deposit): EMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS., USGS BULL 408
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY J. & MASURSKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, USGS BULL 1175
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL. (1967)
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.
