Mine detail: Bovard - Rand District

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Location

Lat / long:

38.79992, -118.40096

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Secondary:	Copper, Lead
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Iron, Manganese, Aluminum
Discovery year:	1908

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1910

Geology

Structure:	AREA STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX, WITH DOMINANTLY NW TO W - NW TRENDING HIGH ANGLE FAULTS, DOWN TO THE NORTH. IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT, FAULTS APPEAR ANTI-THETIC, HAVING THEIR UPTHROWN SIDES TO THE SOUTH
Alteration processes:	ADVANCED ARGILLIC TYPE WITH VEINS OF ALUNITE AND QTZ., LIMONITE, AND KAOLINITE REPLACING WALL ROCK MINERALS PREDOMINATES IN THE VICINITY OF GOLDEN PEN AND LONE STAR CLAIMS. AT THE NEV. RAND AREA, ALTERATION IS SERICITIC OR PHYLLIC IN NATURE. INTERMEDIATE LAVAS FROM BOTH AREAS SHOW PROPYLITIC ALTERATION.

References

MRDS	W016417
DEP	60001708
Reference	{Deposit:: NUMEROUS UNPUBLISHED REPORTS ON SPECIFIC MINES ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, RENO, NV.}{Deposit:: 1937 RECON USBM, INFO. CIRCULAR - MINERAL CO.}{Deposit:: 1961 RECON USBM, BULLETIN 58}{Deposit:: 1228 RECON W. F. FOSHAG (UNPUB.)}