Bluff Mine

The Bluff Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,459 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: Bluff Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,459 Feet (1,664 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.17472, -118.19806

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Bluff Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bluff Mine
Secondary: Nevada Fairview Mine In Part
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3810


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Tenneco/Echo Bay.
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


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

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3810 OF MINERALIZED DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.15% TI, 200 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 300 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): A SINGLE CAVED ADIT ON SOUTH SIDE OF SNYDER CANYON

Comment (Deposit): ADIT IS ON WEST SIDE OF A HUGE SILICIFIED AND PARTLY BRECCIATED ANDESITE OR DACITE NEAR ITS CONTACT WITH AN INTRUSIVE THAT OUTCROPS, FIUING THE CANYON ON BOTH SIDES STANDING 20-30 FT HIGH AND 20-30 FT THICK. IT CAN BE TRACED ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS ALONG STRIKE LENGTH.

Comment (Location): JUST ACROSS GULCH TO SOUTH FROM GOLD COIN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): MS #3914, PATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER MINING CLAIM RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 71-74


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.