USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Elko County
Buckeye Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: Crater Range Alteration: Silicification Deposit: Comprises 2 claims; stray dog and buckeye. Discovered in 1910 by d.dufrens & s.g. Hull. Part of the west vein system. ; info.src : 1 pub lit Development: 2 claims Rock formation(s): Jarbid…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- 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.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- commodity:Gold
- Native Gold
- Rhyolite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 41309
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (3)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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