Black Metal Mine

The Black Metal Mine is a zinc mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

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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: Black Metal Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 37.33222, -115.76861

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Black Metal Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Metal Mine
Secondary: Lane Shaft
Secondary: Lane Claims
Secondary: Black Medal Claims
Secondary: Groom South End Mine. Shaft
Secondary: Groom South End Mine.


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Groom District 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Homoclinal Sequence, Complexly Faulted Graben

Type: L
Description: Main Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6-22% ZN, 30% PB, 30% PB


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): 2000 FT S OF GROOM MINE, UNSURVEYED AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES INCLUDED IN ENTIRE DISTRICT RECORD-SEE GROOM MINE REPORT

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT (LANE SHAFT)-ORE TAKEN FROM STOPE AT THE 110 FOOT LEVEL

Comment (Geology): ORE ALONG STEEP FISSURES RELATED TO THE MAIN FAULT. LIMESTONE IS COMMONLY SILICIFIED


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73

Reference (Deposit): HUMPHREY, F. L., 1945, NBMG BULL 42, P. 45.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W. H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1219.


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.