The Birdsong Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.28139, -118.36944
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Birdsong Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Birdsong Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 28 E And Dipping 50 E Cuts Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 200 FT DRIFT TUNNEL AND 50 FT SHAFT
Comment (Location): SHAFT AND TWO ADITS, 1 MI. SW OF ENDOWMENT MINE
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AG ORE WAS REPORTED TO RUN 80 OZ/TON AG. PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES, TOTAL PRODUCTION IS NOT KNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS., BULL 594
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58
Reference (Production): HILL ( F - 1 )
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
