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Blue Sky

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045591
MRDS ID M233363
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Sky
Alternate or previous names Sky Blue, Aladdin Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.00785, 40.51685 (WGS84)
Relative position N SLOPE OF BUNKER HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 053E 04 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR TRIPOLI MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.00785, 40.51685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: AEV

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Railroad

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co. (1930'S)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co.
    First year 1930

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VALUES IN LEAD & SILVER; VEIN/REPLACEMENT
Deposit THE BLUE SKY PATENTED CLAIM IS DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW WORKINGS. THE VALUES ARE IN LEAD-SILVER. THE PROPERTY BELONG TO THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL MINING COMPANY AND WAS EXPLORED BY THEM IN THE 1930'S AND POSSIBLY AFTER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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