Buckeye and Ohio

The Buckeye and Ohio is a silver mine located in Elko 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

Name: Buckeye and Ohio  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 41.4475, -116.48556

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Buckeye and Ohio MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buckeye and Ohio


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Good Hope


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
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N73w


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silification Along Vein, Argillation Of Rhyolite


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Freibergite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): MINE OPERATED FROM 1882 TO 1884, PRODUCING OVER $100,000 IN SILVER SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF ANTIMONY WERE PRODUCED IN 1950.

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN CONTAINING ARSENOPYRITE, FREIBERGITE, RUBY SILVER, STIBNITE, PYRITE, & PYRARGYRITE

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ON FOURMILE CREEK. THE MINE WAS OPERATED FROM 1882-1884 AND OVER $100,000 IN AG WAS PRODUCED. SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF ANTIMONY WAS PRODUCED IN 1950

Comment (Production): MINE OPERATED FROM 1882 TO 1884 PRODUCING OVER $100,000 IN SILVER, AND SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF ANTIMONY WERE PRODUCED IN 1950.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W. H., (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER & EUREKA CO'S NEV., USGS BULL. 408

Reference (Production): SMITH, R. M., (1976)


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.