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The Dyke Mining District is located north of the east arm of the Black Rock Desert. Other names include Dyke Canyon, Florence and Boyd Basin.<ref name="Tingley1998">Joseph V. Tingley, "[https://www.ronhess.info/MD/Report47/R47/Report47/r47.pdf Mining Districts of Nevada]," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition.</ref> | The Dyke Mining District is located north of the east arm of the Black Rock Desert. Other names include Dyke Canyon, Florence and Boyd Basin.<ref name="Tingley1998">Joseph V. Tingley, "[https://www.ronhess.info/MD/Report47/R47/Report47/r47.pdf Mining Districts of Nevada]," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition.</ref> | ||
The Nevada King Mine is located near Dyke.<ref>"[https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/6e1ee86d-6958-4a2b-beaf-89e80a0bdb65/B061_text_OCR.pdf Antimony Deposits of Nevada]," Edmond F. Lawrence, Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1963, number 61, p. 80.</ref><ref>"[https://westernmininghistory.com/mine-detail/10045001/ Nevada King Mine]," Western Mining History.</ref> | |||
"Boyd Basin district The Homer Verne mine was operated from April to November 1936 under lease and produced a small quantity of gold ore which was treated by amalgamation."<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Minerals_Yearbook/-1AcdG1FRUgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Boyd%20Basin&pg=PA450&printsec=frontcover Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc in Nevada]," Charles White Merril and H. M. Gaylord. In Minerals Yearbook, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1937, p. 450.</ref> | "Boyd Basin district The Homer Verne mine was operated from April to November 1936 under lease and produced a small quantity of gold ore which was treated by amalgamation."<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Minerals_Yearbook/-1AcdG1FRUgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Boyd%20Basin&pg=PA450&printsec=frontcover Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc in Nevada]," Charles White Merril and H. M. Gaylord. In Minerals Yearbook, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1937, p. 450.</ref> | ||
In 2009, there was some prospecting in the area.<ref>"[https://scandiummining.com/news/golden-predator-reports-on-initial-exploration-at-dyke-canyon-project/ February 17, Golden Predator Reports on Initial Exploration at Dyke Canyon Project]," February 2009.</ref> | |||
One interesting thing about Dyke, Nevada is how uninteresting it is. Dyke is not covered in [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nevada_Place_Names/7GyVDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=Dyke Carlson]. Dyke apparently did not have a post office as Gamett and Paher don't mention Dyke in ''Nevada Post Offices: An Illustrated History.'' Dyke is also not mentioned in [http://ghosttowns.com/states/nv/nvhumboldt.html ghosttowns.com] or [https://forgottennevada.org/sites/newlist.html forgottennevada.com] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links== | |||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2231922/dyke-cemetery Dyke Cemetery] | |||
[[Category:Mining districts]] | [[Category:Mining districts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:44, 8 May 2024
The Dyke Mining District is located north of the east arm of the Black Rock Desert. Other names include Dyke Canyon, Florence and Boyd Basin.[1]
The Nevada King Mine is located near Dyke.[2][3]
"Boyd Basin district The Homer Verne mine was operated from April to November 1936 under lease and produced a small quantity of gold ore which was treated by amalgamation."[4]
In 2009, there was some prospecting in the area.[5]
One interesting thing about Dyke, Nevada is how uninteresting it is. Dyke is not covered in Carlson. Dyke apparently did not have a post office as Gamett and Paher don't mention Dyke in Nevada Post Offices: An Illustrated History. Dyke is also not mentioned in ghosttowns.com or forgottennevada.com
References
- ↑ Joseph V. Tingley, "Mining Districts of Nevada," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition.
- ↑ "Antimony Deposits of Nevada," Edmond F. Lawrence, Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1963, number 61, p. 80.
- ↑ "Nevada King Mine," Western Mining History.
- ↑ "Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc in Nevada," Charles White Merril and H. M. Gaylord. In Minerals Yearbook, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1937, p. 450.
- ↑ "February 17, Golden Predator Reports on Initial Exploration at Dyke Canyon Project," February 2009.