Black Diamond

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10246728
MAS/MILS ID 0320130049
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond
Alternate or previous names O'Leary

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.55206, 40.6927 (WGS84)
Elevation 1760
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Ranch Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033 N 039 E 35 SE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jasper Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.55206, 40.6927

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 43E
    Thickness 6M
    Length 970M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N10E:43E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 25HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 25
    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 1946

Mining district

District name Sonoma Range

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Max Magnussen And Wife, 140 Lag St. Winnemucca,Nev. 89445
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1959

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUMINES R. I. 5446 PP. 16 AND 20

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 710F P. 239 THRU 240

  • Deposit

    BUMINES ORE DRESSING STUDIES 1941 CONFIDENTIAL REPORT IN MAS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 180 ORIGIN IS EPITHERMAL BY NOW DORMANT HOT SPRINGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-OCT-94 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.