Birdsong Mine

The Birdsong Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: Birdsong Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.28139, -118.36944

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Birdsong Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Birdsong Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 28 E And Dipping 50 E Cuts Vein


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 200 FT DRIFT TUNNEL AND 50 FT SHAFT

Comment (Location): SHAFT AND TWO ADITS, 1 MI. SW OF ENDOWMENT MINE

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AG ORE WAS REPORTED TO RUN 80 OZ/TON AG. PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES, TOTAL PRODUCTION IS NOT KNOWN.


References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS., BULL 594

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58

Reference (Production): HILL ( F - 1 )


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.