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Redbird Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045118
MRDS ID M232784
Record type Site
Current site name Redbird Mine
Alternate or previous names Redbird Prospect, Humboldt Mine Probably Part of It

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.42238, 41.30266 (WGS84)
Elevation 2472
Relative position 22 MILES SLIGHTLY W. OF N FROM JUNGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parrot Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Quinn(hydrologic unit)

Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 032E 31,32 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF IRON KING MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result 2 GRAB SAMPLES YIELDED 67-70.5% FE WT%

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Happy Creek Volcanics
    Rock description Happy Creek Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.42238, 41.30266
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ceer Creek Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description North-Trending, Steep-Dipping Faults (Post-Org)

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NORTH
    Dip STEEP
    Length 60.96M
    Width 7.62M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, North-Trending

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Discoverer Luther A. Goodwin And Fred E. Hummel Of Winnemucca

Mining district

District name Jackson Mountains District; Jackson Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period To 1957
    Material ORE-FE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 61-70% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 66wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 21,400 LONG TONS ORE, 267-71% FE, TO END OF 1957

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OPEN CUTS

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY APPARENTLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME (1984)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.

  • Deposit

    SHAWE, F.R.; REEVES, R.G.; KRAL, V.E.; 1962; IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, PT. C: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 53

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1141-D.

  • Deposit

    JONES, R. B., 12 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Production

    WILLDEN, R., 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT ALONG FAULTS
Deposit LOCATED IN 1953. OREBODIES RANGE FROM 5 TO 25 FEET WIDE, AND ARE ELONGATE, TRENDING NORTH TO NORTH-WEST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-DEC-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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