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Nevada · Nye County

Broncho Mine

Unconfirmed Stone Underground

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Nye
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Stone
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Structure: A Vertical Fault. Deposit: The mine is on the same fault As the mustang and thanksgiving workings. ; info.src : 1 pub lit Geology: Irregular silicified streaks parallel to bedding contain fluorite, pyrite, and a little free gold. Rock for…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 145 shaft symbols
  • 19 adit symbols
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  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Fluorite (Fluorspar)
  • commodity:Gold
  • Fluorite
  • Limestone
  • Native Gold
  • Pyrite
  • Rhyolite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (145)
  • mapped adit symbols (19)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 40216

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (7)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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