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Bullion Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103566
MRDS ID M031096
Record type Site
Current site name Bullion Mine
Related records 10173517

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.43945, 35.75778 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 5 MILES DUE SOUTH OF GOODSPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodsprings(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
025S 058E 23 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.43945, 35.75778
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fredrickson Rift Zone (Nw Belt Of Shearing).
Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Post Mineral Normal Faults W/100 - 250 Ft. Displacement.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 30 W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeability Due To Interbedded Thin Bedded Rock.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MATERIAL IS ANGULAR DOLOMITE BRECCIA CEMENTED BY CARBONATE. ORE BODIES ARE TABULAR 3 - 6 FT. WIDE GALENA IS FRESH & UNWEATHERED, HYDROZINCITE REPLACE THE DOLOMITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • THE PB ORE CONTAINED 50 - 75 % PB, 1 - 5 % ZN, AND 2 - 15 OZ. AG/TON. THE ZN ORE CONTAINED 36 - 45 % ZN. MIXED PB & ZN SHIPMENTS CONTAINED 40 - 50 % OF BOTH METALS COMBINED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 50.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE IS ONE MAIN SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT FOUR DEPTHS, AND A LONG NORTHWARD WINZE; AND ANOTHER GROUP OF WORKINGS 700 FEET NE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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