| Deposit ID | 10045955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233855 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bird |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.77061, 41.78408 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 2/3 MI. NW OF OLD TOWN OF CONTACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 064E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.77061, 41.78408 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR, PINCH & SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 60SE |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nevada Copper Co. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233855 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935); SMITH, R.M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN |
| Deposit | THE MINE IS LOCATED IN META-SEDIMENTS ABOUT 1000 FT. N OF GRANODIORITE CONTACT. THE VEIN (MOSTLY PINCHED AND INTERRUPTED) IS AN EASTERN CONTINUATION OF THE MAIN VEIN OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVIEW MINE. THE VEIN AVERAGES 4 FEET IN WIDTH. THE MINE WAS LOCATED IN 1884. FIRST PRODUCTION WAS PRIOR TO 1910 (100 TONS AVERAGING 17-32% CU, 20 OZ. AG AND $2.00 AU TO THE TON). SINCE 1910, ORE HAS AVERAGED 6% CU AND 3 OZ. AG PER TON. PRINCIPAL SHIPMENTS WERE IN 1928 (SCHRADER, 1935, P 26-8; AND 1912, P 113.) MINERAL SURVEY 3959 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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