The Black Beauty Claims is a mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Black Beauty Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Beauty Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Gonce Creek
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sulfur
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: METAMORPHIC
Comment (Deposit): SULPHUR ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF PYRITE AND ILMENITE, AND SPARSE AMOUNTS OF SPHENE OCCURS IN HOST ROCKS. SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF SAMPLES GAVE A TIO2 CONTENT OF 1.0 TO 1.25%.
Comment (Deposit): LODE DEPOSIT WAS MINED MAINLY FOR GOLD. PLACER DEPOSITS CONTAIN GOLD AND BLACK SAND.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER-MODERN-FLUVIAL
References
Reference (Deposit): BEAL, L. H., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 3, 42 P
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.
