Black Bird Claims

The Black Bird Claims is a iron mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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 Bird Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.77806, -114.26083

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Black Bird Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Bird Claims


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: South Of Proctor 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: Joebreen


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1981
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Strikes E, Dips Steeply N; Slickensides Parallel Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Recrystallization Of Limestone


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE QUARTZ WITH IRON-STAINING AND BOXWORK; CALCITEVEINS. 6 INCH-WIDE BRECCIA ZONE IN QUATZITE IS CEMENTED BY CALCITE

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP & RANGE, PROJECTED FROM THE NORTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1981


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10/7/82


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.