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Buckskin Mine

Producer in Douglas county in Nevada, United States with commodities 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310514
MRDS ID M035885
Record type Site
Current site name Buckskin Mine
Related records 10106871

Comments on the site identification

  • All information from record No. M035885 has been incorporated into this record.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.35071, 38.99352 (WGS84)
Elevation 1490
Relative position The mine is located approximately 3 miles north of Artesia Lake

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Artesia Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 023E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock type qualifier altered
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.35071, 38.99352
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form tabular

Controls for ore emplacement

  • shear zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1981
Year of last production 1986
Production years 1981-1986

Mining district

District name Buckskin (Smith Valley) District

Land status

Ownership category Private
Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pacific Silver Corp,, K. L. Stoker, President
    Home office P. O. Box 486, Yerington, NV 89447
    Year 1986

Comments on the workings information

  • underground

Comments on other economic factors

  • the mione produced $73,093worth orf ore in 1937. There was an unknown amount of production from 1981to 1986. About 1983,Pacific Silver increased stated reserves from 300000 tons to 400000 tons averaging 0.2 oz Au/t, 0.4 oz Ag/t and 0.9 % Cu with a potential of 1.5 million tons ore.

Comments on development

  • The Buckskin is the oldest mine in the district. Gold ore was mined during World War I, and also intermittently from 1930-1950. The mine was owned and operated by Ambassador Gold Mine Ltd. in 1936, at which time the mill was reconstructed (a 50-ton flotation plant). The property was purchased in 1970 by Lion Hill Mines who did diamond drilling in 1971, 1972 and 1973. 12 holes were completed to a depth of 400 feet along strike for 1000 feet. Pacific Silver was drilling and developing the 230 ft level in April 1983. Pacific Silver increased stated reserves from 300000 tons to 400000 tons averaging 0.2 oz Au/t, 0.4 oz Ag/t and 0.9 % Cu with a potential of 1.5 million tons ore. The Buckskin Mine was listed in 1983 as an active underground gold-copper mine with ongoing development, employing 18 persons. The mine reported production from 1981 to 1986. The mine was closed in 1986 due to depletion of reserves

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-2003 LaPointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Editor 01-SEP-2007 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey Converted from S&A FileMaker format to Oracle. Edit checks on rocks, units, and ages with Geolex search, and other fields.

Beyond USGS

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