Bluster Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098626
MRDS ID M232962
Record type Site
Current site name Bluster Mine
Alternate or previous names Winkler Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.41119, 41.83879 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES SE OF JARBIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 21,27,34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result 1920, TAILINGS RAN $3.20/TON AU AND 2.96 OZ/TON AG. $344. $88.34/AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.41119, 41.83879

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Crater Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N3/W
    Dip 60E
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Brecciation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Year of first production 1910

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jarbidge Gold And Silver Mining Co.
    First year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jarbidge Gold And Silver Mining Corp.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 679.7M
    Overall depth 66.14M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.,(1923) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NV., USGS BULL. 741

  • Deposit

    (1912) A RECONNAISSSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL 497

  • Deposit

    GRANGER,M.B.(1957)GEOL.&MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., NBM BULL 54

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANK & O'BYRNE, J.F.(1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT MAP.

  • Deposit

    1911, ASSAY DATA FROM TONOPAH MINING CO. ON BLUSTER PROPERTY, (63)ITEM 1 IN NBMGFILES.

  • Deposit

    CARPER, A.F., 1920, REPORT ON BLUSTER, SUSCCESS, AND PICK AND SHOVEL PROPERTIES,JARBRIDGE, ELKO CO., NEV; (63) ITEM 2 IN NBMG FILES.

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C.(1923)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Depta, Mary J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.