Buckhorn Mine, Buckhorn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
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Buckhorn Mine | Mine |
Buckhorn Mining District | Mining District |
Eureka County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 11' 2'' North , 116° 29' 27'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Crescent Valley | 392 (2011) | 26.8km |
Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 63.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8950:3
GUID (UUID V4):
943b357e-b409-42bb-8860-163ffe7805b4
A gold property owned by COMINCO. Started 1984 to 1993. Earlier mining from glory holes and an adit from 1908.
Structure: A system of parallel normal faults strikes N10W and controls mineralization. Displacements are less than a few hundred feet. Roberts Mountains Thrust
Alteration: Argillization of basaltic andesite host rock is the main alteration. Underlying and overlying sediments are silicified. The upper two-thirds (100 ft.) of the mineralized zone is oxidized, the lower third is pyritic. The oxidation of the upper portion is believed to be hypogene, not supergene. In the oxide zone, white kaolinite-rich rocks are found at the center surrounded by purple montmorillonite-rich rocks in peripheral locations. The change in color typically marks the edge of the possible ore zone. Major elements introduced during alteration include Si, Al, K, and Ti. Major elements depleted in altered rocks are Mg, Ca, Na, Mn.
Commodity: Commodity Info: AG:AU ratio is 15:1. gold recovery is 67%. Ore Materials: gold Gangue Materials: quartz, kaolinite, montmorillonite, adularia, jarosite, goethite, pyrite, sericite, calcite, gypsum, plagioclase. native gold within skeletal limonite after pyrite and marcasite
Deposit: Ore occurs as three lenses (North Buckhorn, Junkyard, Glory Hole) along a zone 3000 feet long and 100-1000 feet wide. Barren areas between ore lenses typically contain less than 50 ppb gold.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: The first claims were staked in 1908. In 1910, Buckhorn Mines Co. was organized and a mill was constructed in 1913. This cyanide plant operated 1914-1916, processing oxidized ore mined by glory hole method. Pardners Mines Corp. reopened the mine and operated a flotation mill 1935-1937 to treat sulfide ore. From 1938 to 1978 production was limited to working of the dumps. In 1978, Bar Resources Ltd. attempted to process oxide ore from an open pit, but failed due to mining and treatment problems caused by high clay content of the ore. Bethlehem Copper Corp. acquired an interest in the property in 1979. Cominco American's involvement began in 1980 with the purchase of Bethlehem copper. During 1980, Bethlehem blocked out a potentially bulk-mineable orebody in the area of the 1978 Bar Resources pit. A feasibility study was initiated in March 1983. Construction began in September and gold was poured in June 1984. Total capital costs for Cominco American mine development were $12 million. Production costs were $200/oz gold.
Geology: See Wells and Elliot (1969) USGS open-file report for geochemical and geologic maps of the mine area. Basaltic andesite flows are about 400 ft. thick as determined from resistivity measurements. Beneath the Tertiary rocks are either the cherty Fourmile Canyon Formation, or carbonates of the lower plate assemblage. Extensions of the Jurassic Mill Canyon stock may be present at depth. Rhyolite plugs and flows (15.3, 0.4 ma) exposed four miles southwest of the mine area may be related to hydrothermal system responsible for Au mineralization at Buckhorn.
Ore(s): High angle normal faults acted as conduits for hypogene hydrothermal fluids while subsidiary fracture systems increased permeability in the basalts allowing the development of stockwork mineralization. Overlying graben fill sediments may have locally acted as an impermeable cap rock.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
β 'Limonite' |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10310544 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10107309 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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