B & M Property

The B & M Property is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,348 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: B & M Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.30417, -117.34750

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B & M Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: B & M Property
Secondary: B & M
Secondary: B & M Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Garnet Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.2 TO 53.28 OZ/T AG. SAMPLES WERE OF VEIN MATERIAL AND SORTED ORE
Analytical Data: 23 ASSAYS YIELDED FROM TR. TO 0.72 OZ/TAU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANITE PORPHYRY

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT FOLLOWS VEIN 32 DEGREES, 88FT DEEP, WITH 2 DRIFTS AT 55-FT LEVEL, 99 AND 93 FT LONG. ALSO SEVERAL SMALL TUNNELS, CUTS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Location): 5 CLAIMS 4 MILES SE OF HORNSILVER AND 4 MILES W OF GOLD MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE B & M PROPERTY; NBMG FILE 92 ITEM 5


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.