Mine detail: Black Rock Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.59851, -117.22845

Resource(B)

Primary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Arsenic, Copper
Ore:	Braunite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Orebody form:	BLANKET, LENTICULAR ORE BODIES
Discovery year:	1940

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1942

Geology

Host rock:	Havallah Formation
Host type:	Limestone,Chert
Structure:	Ne-Trending Faults, N-Trending Major Folds

References

MRDS	M231300
DEP	10043987
Reference	{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B}{Production:: ROBERTS. R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D. D.