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Birds Eye Prospect

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Barium-Barite
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095699
MRDS ID M232826
Record type Site
Current site name Birds Eye Prospect
Alternate or previous names Los, Bilboa, Killburn, Snow Creek Belagustus Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.9787, 41.37879 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

California Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Double Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 053E 02;11 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Sulphides

Analytical data

Result SEE LAWRENCE(1963) P.46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.9787, 41.37879
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zones-Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEVERAL BRECCIATED SILICIFIED ZONES CONTAINING VEINS CUT THE LIMESTONE, BARITE IS COMMON BOTH AS FISSURE FILLINGS W/QTZ AND ASSOCIATED W/ANTIMONY MINERALS IN VUGS. TWO AREAS OF MINERALIZATION 600 FT. APART?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Burns Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vinente And Thomas Bilboa In 1957

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH R.M.(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE E.F.(1963) ANTIMOHY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNED BY VINENTE & THOMAS BILBOA IN 1957. WORK HAS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL PITS & TRENCHES. POSSIBLY BEAR CAT MINE A BONITE PRODUCER IN 1978, MID-SIZED (7 MIN, OPEN PIT) HURWELL CO. (STATE MINE INGS RP. INFO P. 12-1979). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED ZONES CONTAINING QUARTZ VEINS WITH BARITE AS FISSURES FILLINGS AND VUG FILLINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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