Birdsong Prospect

The Birdsong Prospect is a lead, silver, and gold 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 Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

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

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.28083, -118.36972

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Birdsong Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Birdsong Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults

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


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN 2 INCHES TO 2 FEET THICK IN SANDSTONE(?)

Comment (Workings): 200-FT DRIFT, 50-FT SHAFT

Comment (Geology): THE FIRST ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT BEGAN IN THIS AREA IN THE EARLY 1860'S, WHEN SILVER AND LEAD BEGAN TO BE PRODUCED FROM OXIDIZED ORES IN QUARTZ VEINS IN THE DUNLAP FORMATION

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


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSOF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594


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.