The Black Beauty Group is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.77306, -117.68028
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Black Beauty Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Beauty Group
Secondary: Black Beauty
Secondary: Black Beauty No. 1
Secondary: Black Beauty No. 2
Secondary: Black Beauty No.3.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak 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
Discovery Year: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.20 OZ AU, 4.7 OZ. AG, 5.7% PB, 14.0% ZN: A SECOND SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.01 OZ. AU, 0.2 OZ AG, 0.7% PB AND 2.2% ZN
Analytical Data: A THIRD SAMPLE ASSAYED .06 OZ AG, 10.3% PB AND 11.2% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): FLAT INCLINE
Comment (Location): IN GALENA FLAT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM BLOCK COVERS ABOUT 80 ACRES
References
Reference (Deposit): HUGHES, HARRY H., 1949, REPORT ON BLACK BEAUTY PROSPECT, NEAR SILVER PEAK, ESMERALDA CO. NV; UNPUB. REPORT ON FILE AT N.B.M.G., FILE 101, ITEM 15
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.
