The Birdsong Prospect is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.28083, -118.36972
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Birdsong Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Birdsong Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Excelsior Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: Strong Folding With Local Overturning, Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN 2 INCHES TO 2 FEET THICK IN SANDSTONE(?)
Comment (Workings): 200-FT DRIFT, 50-FT SHAFT
Comment (Geology): THE FIRST ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT BEGAN IN THIS AREA IN THE EARLY 1860'S, WHEN SILVER AND LEAD BEGAN TO BE PRODUCED FROM OXIDIZED ORES IN QUARTZ VEINS IN THE DUNLAP FORMATION
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSOF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594
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.
