Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property

The Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property is a silver and copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.50667, -117.22861

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Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Company Property
Secondary: Copper Bell Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Cuprite 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Goldfield-Midway-Bullfrog Mining Co.


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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Gentle Folding; Minor Normal Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN RAN 12% CU, 14 OZ/TON AG AND $1.20 IN GOLD/TON (1906). SHEAR ZONE ORE RAN 9-10% CU AND UP TO 400 OZ/T AG


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Unknown: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES SW OF CUPRITE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Commodity): AVERAGE ORE RUNS 1 OZ AG TO 1% CU, TRACE AU

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 85 E, DIPS 60S CONTAINS AN ORE STREAK UP TO 2.5 FT WIDE, TRACEABLE FOR 900 FT.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT HOLES; 65 FT DEEP INCLINE (COPPER BELL SHAFT)

Comment (Geology): SPONGY LIMONITE GOSSAN 9 FT THICK. LIMONITE BORDERS VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308. P. 66-71

Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1906, USGS BULL 285, P. 59-60


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.