Boss Mine

The Boss Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda 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: Boss Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.0783, -117.64310

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Boss Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boss Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Wes Construction

Owner Name: Ebco Enterprises
Company ID: 2602002
Info Year: 1989

Owner Name: Leader Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1995

Owner Name: Leader Mining International Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1996 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): P21.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPE. PUB. 10, 1990,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P233.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P310.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING


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.