The Black Bird Claims is a iron mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.77806, -114.26083
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Black Bird Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bird Claims
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: South Of Proctor 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: Joebreen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1981
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Strikes E, Dips Steeply N; Slickensides Parallel Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Recrystallization Of Limestone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE QUARTZ WITH IRON-STAINING AND BOXWORK; CALCITEVEINS. 6 INCH-WIDE BRECCIA ZONE IN QUATZITE IS CEMENTED BY CALCITE
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP & RANGE, PROJECTED FROM THE NORTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1981
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10/7/82
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.
