Indian Blue

The Indian Blue is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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

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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.