Black Jack Mine

The Black Jack Mine is a manganese mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,760 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: Black Jack Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 4,760 Feet (1,451 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 38.34444, -118.11222

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Black Jack Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Jack Mine
Secondary: Sodaville
Secondary: Black Queen


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star 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

Owner Name: Ward, C. W.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal Mn


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults

Type: L
Description: Strong Folding With Local Overturning, Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LOCALLY UP TO 3.5% WOZ


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE -FILLING VEINS A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO 2 FEET THICK IN CHERT OF THE EXCELSIOR

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF MN WAS PRODUCED IN 1917.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADE: NBMG BULL. 58

Reference (Production): ROSS, D.C., 1961, 6.7


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.