Black Spot

The Black Spot is a lead, zinc, silver, and copper mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 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

Name: Black Spot  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.42083, -116.31444

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Black Spot MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Spot


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Fish Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 100 M

Comment (Deposit): THE LOCATION OF THIS PROSPECT IS NOT AT ALL CERTAIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO NEV, N.B. OF M. BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 70, REF. NO. 320110009, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.087


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.