| Deposit ID | 10043906 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231208 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.62878, 39.26657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1603 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lyon(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lyon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 016N | 021E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.62878, 39.26657 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 10M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231208 |
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., 1:24000
STODDARD, CARL AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49
STODDARD, C. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN BUCKEY E FAULT |
| Deposit | THIS PROPERTY LIES ON THE BUCKEYE FAULT. GOLD IS THE PREDOMINANT METAL AND IT OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS. MOST OF THE ORE HAS BEEN MINED FROM DEPTHS ABOVE 400 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/13/2014 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2602702 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Buckeye Mine |
| Current operator | Comstock Minerals Development Company |
| Current controller (parent) | William Colling |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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