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Nevada · Carson City County

Bunker Hill Mine

Unconfirmed Gold Underground

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Carson City
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former Cu-Au-Ag-W occurrence/mine located in the NE¼SW¼SW¼ sec. 31, T15N, R21E, MDM, 1.7 km (1.0 mile) WNW of McTarnahan Hill (coordinates of record) and 1 mile N of the Valley View Mine. The property was discovered and worked during the early part o…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 5 shaft symbols
  • 12 adit symbols
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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.

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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

  • Limestone
  • Limonite
  • Quartz
  • Quartz porphyry
  • Sandstone
  • Scheelite
  • Shale
  • Talc

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 (5)
  • mapped adit symbols (12)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 61060

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (8)

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

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