Barrick Bullfrog Gold Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Barrick Bullfrog Gold Mine | Mine |
| Nye County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 52' 45'' North , 116° 51' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beatty | 1,010 (2011) | 9.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bonanza Mountain; Bullfrog; Montgomery-Shoshone; North Extension; Phase IV; Phase V; Polaris; Southwest Extension
Structure: Regional structures are normal faults trending N to NW, blocks tilted east, the E-W-trending Bullfrog fault with dip greater than 20 degrees north. Veins strike N-S, dip greater than 50 deg; E-W, dip 20 deg N.
Alteration: oxidation, silicification
Tectonics: continental magmatic arc
Commodity: Ore Materials: auriferous pyrite, native gold, cerargyrite, limonite, chalcocite, galena Gangue Materials: quartz, calcite, limonite, alunite
Deposit: Oxide ore contains native gold, cerargyrite, limonite, chalcocite, galena and crustified and porcelaneous calcite.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: The Barrick Bullfrog gold mine won the Nevada Excellence in Mine Reclamation Award in both 1996 and 2000 for reclamation and post-mining land use. In 2004 it was reported that Barrick Corp. intends to transfer 81 acres of its former mining property to the Beatty Economic Development Corporation, a 501(C)3 non-profit. The redevelopment plan proposes the land's use as a wind and solar farm, a demonstration project for "green energy".
Geology: Volcanics in the mine vicinity are broken into blocks that dip 40 deg east. Faults trend NW_NE, dip W with normal displacement. Faulting is possibly same age as volcanics. Fault blocks have been rotated with horizontal movement less than vertical
Ore(s): mineralized faults or veins in the rhyolite
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10310374 |
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