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Black Rock Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silver
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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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10198228
MAS/MILS ID 0320150014
Record type Site
Current site name Black Rock Mine
Alternate or previous names Nigger Joe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -117.22875, 40.5985 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
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

Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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 032 N 042 E 34 S2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -117.22875, 40.5985
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 88S
    Thickness 8M
    Length 210M
    Width 12M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N25W:88S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    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
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1941

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

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 1961
    Indicated 35000mt ore
    Demonstrated 35000mt ore
    Inferred 35000mt ore
    Total resources 70000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Calcium CaO 0.5 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1961
    Barium-Barite Ba 0.24 wt-pct Barium Trace 1961
    Aluminum Al2O3 4 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1961
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.09 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1961
    Iron Fe 2 wt-pct Iron Trace 1961
    Manganese Mn 14.3 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1961
    Silica SiO2 50 wt-pct Silica 1961
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Inferred 12000mt ore
    Total resources 12000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Calcium CaO 0.5 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1961
    Barium-Barite Ba 0.24 wt-pct Barium Trace 1961
    Aluminum Al2O3 4 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1961
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.09 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1961
    Iron Fe 2 wt-pct Iron Trace 1961
    Manganese Mn 16.5 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1961
    Silica SiO2 50 wt-pct Silica 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RPT OF INVEST 4713, 1950, P. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 459B, 1965, P. B1-B94.

  • Deposit

    USBM RPT OF INVEST. 5163, 1955, P. 5

  • Deposit

    USBM RPT OF INVEST. 54463, 1959, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    MAS FILE ON PROJECT 312.

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.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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