B.C.H. Minerals Company Property, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| B.C.H. Minerals Company Property | Property |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 32'' North , 117° 16' 58'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 6.5km |
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 35.5km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 43.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Moonlight and Sunlight Patented Claims
Structure: Intrusive Rhyolite Plug
Alteration: Argillization
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Unable to find source of pge data (1991); source may be newspaper article or unpub. Nevada bureau of mines document
Deposit: Vein located in shear zone the bch operation was strictly a promotion based on a process which would supposedly extract Pt from the altered rhyolite plug. The property had been explored for Au-ag in the past, but its history is unknown ; info.src : 3 field observ; 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: 1972 news article stated that the 250 tpd mill was nearing completion-gold processing plant.
Ore(s): Shear Zone, Contact Of Rhyolite Plug
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| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Eureka Sentinel, Feb 16, (1972), Newspaper Article
Knopf, Adolph, (1921), the Divide Silver District, Nevada, in Contributions to Economic Geology 1920: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 715-k, P. 162.
Albers, J.P., and Stewart, J.H., (1972), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 78, P. 65-66.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047021 |
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