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Black Eagle Mine

Prospect in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10271254
MAS/MILS ID 0320150015
Record type Site
Current site name Black Eagle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.44485, 40.2085 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Moses(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 N 040 E 14 NENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Jasper Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.44485, 40.2085
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 35S
    Thickness 10M
    Length 250M
    Width 85M
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:35S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1934

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Max Magnussen,140 Lag St.,Winnemucca,Nev. 89445
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Indicated 150000mt ore
    Demonstrated 150000mt ore
    Inferred 154000mt ore
    Total resources 304000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 50.6 wt-pct Silica Trace 1950
    Calcium CaO 0.2999 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1950
    Aluminum Al2O3 3.5 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1950
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.06 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1950
    Iron Fe 1.3999 wt-pct Iron Trace 1950
    Manganese Mn 10.5 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1950
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Indicated 149000mt ore
    Demonstrated 149000mt ore
    Inferred 150000mt ore
    Total resources 299000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 50.6 wt-pct Silica Trace 1950
    Calcium CaO 0.2999 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1950
    Aluminum Al2O3 3.5 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1950
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.06 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1950
    Iron Fe 1.3999 wt-pct Iron Trace 1950
    Manganese Mn 11.9 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM,1950,R.I.4713,1959,R.I.5446,P.25

  • Deposit

    USBM,1941,ORE.DRESSING STUDIES OFMN. ORES,PRELIMINARY REP.20

  • Deposit

    USBM,WFOC MINERAL PROP.FILE #41.72 INCL.FINAL REPORT,PROJ.31

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 680,COLUMN 21,REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT,NO CODE AVAILABLE ALSO IN SEC. 11; IN SMALL CANYON ON W SLOPE OF FISH CR MTNS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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