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Type: Historical mine record
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- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
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Nevada · Elko County
Bearpaw Mountain
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
Deposit: Fissure vein-gold prospect several tunnels have been driven along quartz fissure veins in the diamond a formation, and bushnell's pza, unit. As of 1967 the claims were abandoned ; info.src : 1 pub lit Development: Several tunnels were driven …
Additional documented workings
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Tunnel
— documented in 1 source record.
Mindat
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Tunnel
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Deposit: Fissure vein-gold prospect several tunnels have been driven along quartz fissure veins in the diamond a formation, and bushn…
- 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
- Argillite
- commodity:Gold
- Phyllite
- Rhombohedral Carbonate
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: 41164
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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