The Black Nugget is a tin mine located in Lander county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
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Black Nugget MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Nugget
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Izenhood
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Model Name: Rhyolite-hosted Sn
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT, SEVERAL PITS
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1965 EDITION
Comment (Deposit): CASSITERITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINLETS, LENSES AND FRACTURE COATINGS ON RHYOLITE
Comment (Geology): THE TIN DEPOSITS CONSIST OF CASSITERITE BEARING QUARTZ VEINLETS, LENSES, AND FRACTURE COATINGS IN RHYOLITE ALONG AN E TRENDING BELT 2 MILES LONG & 1/2 MILE WIDE. THE VEINLETS RANGE FROM LESS THAN 1 INCH TO 18" WIDE AND ARE ERRATIE IN STRIKE & DIP. THE WALLROCK IS UNALTERRED, AND THE FRACTURES DISCONTINUOUS. THE VEINLETS HAVE AN OPEN TEXTURE AND APPEAR AS INCRUSTATIONS OF THE WALLS OF CROSS AND PARALLEL FISSURES.
Comment (Deposit): IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE DISTRICT, THE ONLY WORKINGS ARE SEVERAL PITS AND A SHORT ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O. (1939) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LAVADER CO. NEV., N.B.B.M. I.C. 7043
Reference (Deposit): FRIES C. (1941) TIN DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN LANDER CO., NEV., USGS BULL 931-L
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.
