The Kirby is a mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.1722, -117.27190
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Kirby MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kirby
Secondary: Fayant and Blaine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Getchell Mine Division
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1972
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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: Scheelite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL SURV PROF PAPER 610, 1968, P.182
Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 59,1964,TB19
Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES 59, 1964, TB 19
Reference (Deposit): MTNS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV: PHD DISSERT, YALE UNIV
Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S.W. (1948B) GEOL OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE OSGOOD
Reference (Deposit): OSGOOD MTNS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: PHD DISSERT,U. CAFIF.
Reference (Deposit): CAVENDER, W.S. (1963) INTEGRATED MINERAL EXPLORATION IN THE
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.
