Blackbird

The Blackbird is a mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Blackbird  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.0325, -117.02970

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Blackbird MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blackbird
Secondary: Carico Lake
Secondary: Gibson


Commodity

Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Carico Lake


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. W. Fink,Robert Holdren,Elko,Nev.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1953

Owner Name: Golden Century Ind. Inc.,
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1953


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1944
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Wad


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I.5446,P.21

Reference (Deposit): USBM,WFOC,MINERAL PROPERTY FILE # 41.9


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.