Blue Ribbon Mine

The Blue Ribbon Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.

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: Blue Ribbon Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.47611, -118.21750

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Blue Ribbon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Ribbon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Garfield 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: Reynolds, J. M.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES AT LOWER EXPOSURE OF INTRUSIVE SHOW 1.70% CU TO 27% IN CARBONATE ZONE


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN TACTITE IN LIMESTONE. THE LOWER EXPOSURE OF THE INTRUSIVE IS MINERALIZED WITH COPPER IN FORM OF OXIDES AS WELL AS MINOR AMOUNT OF PYRITE. GRADE OF CU INCREASES IN CARBONATE ZONE.

Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS CALLED THE BLUE JACKET #1 & #2, AND THE COPPER JOHN. THE MINE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED AND WORKED FOR SCHEELITE. ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS WERE LATER MADE TO INCLUDE THE COPPER MINERALIZED ZONE.

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SHAFTS, PITS, ADITS, AND CUTS ALONG WITH SHALLOW DRILLING

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE IS INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY THAT STRIKES 4W AND DIPS 15S. LOWER EXPOSURE OF THE INTRUSIVE IS 400 FT. WIDE. VOLCANIC TUFF OVERLIES THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE INTRUSION. QUARTZ ANDESITE IS PRESENT LOCALLY.


References

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, H. M., MARCH 1969, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON BLUE RIBBON MINE


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.