The Black Jack Mine is a iron mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 41.29139, -118.43944
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Black Jack Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Jack Mine
Secondary: Probably Same As Humboldt Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jackson Mountains District; Jackson 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Humboldt Metals,Winnemucca,
Years: 1964 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Volcanic-hosted magnetite
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deer Creek Thrust Fault
Type: L
Description: High Angle Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 MILE NE OF DIVIDE BETWEEN JACKSON CREEK AND TROUT CREEK
Comment (Geology): MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE REPLACING VOLCANIC ROCKS ALONG FAULTS OR SHEAR ZONES
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 5
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.
