Buckskin Mine

The Buckskin Mine is a copper mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,961 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: Buckskin Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.9922, -119.35080

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Buckskin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buckskin Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Sonora Mining Corp.
Company ID: 2601685
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1991

Owner Name: Sonora Mining Corp.
Company ID: 2601685
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1988

Owner Name: Pacific Silver Corp
Company ID: 2601685
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982

Owner Name: Dwight Crossland-Pacific Silver Corp
Company ID: 2601685
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1984
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

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): MSHA LOCATION: SECTION 13, T13N, R23E


References

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 71, 1969, P. 29.

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDARY YEAR 1982, 60 PP.


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.