The Indian Blue is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.13667, -116.78194
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Indian Blue MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Blue
Commodity
Tertiary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Northumberland District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: 2 Faults Of Small Displacement Cut The Turquoise-Bearing Zone; One N75e,60nw,And One N-S,40 W. With 12-In Gouge Zn
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TURQUOISE OCCURS AS SMALL BOTRYOIDAL NUGGETS COATED WITH WHITE CARBONATE MATERIAL.
Comment (Workings): NO INFORMATION
Comment (Production): UP TO $10,000 WORTH OF TURQUOISE HAD BEEN PRODUCED TO 1976.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE T AND R PROJECTED FROM THE NORTH
Comment (Development): WORKINGS IN 1976 CONSISTED OF A PIT A FEW METERS ACROSS AND ABOUT 6 METERS DEEP WITH DEEPER WORKINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT AS HOLES AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Commodity): TURQUOISE IS HIGH-QUALITY, VERY BLUE HARD TURQUOISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCKEE, EH, 1972, PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE WILDCAT PEAK QUAD AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE DIANAS PUNCH BOWL QUAD.: USGS MAP MF-337
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 931, P. 46-47.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 17, P. 24
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.
