Black Eagle mines, Jersey Mining District (Jersey Valley Mining District), Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Black Eagle mines | Group of Mines |
| Jersey Mining District (Jersey Valley Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 13' 7'' North , 117° 26' 49'' West
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Group of Mines
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3 pods of ore. Sec 11-14 T27N R40E
Deposit: 3 narrow lenses, the mine was located in 1934. Mined by open-pit methods, producing 21% mn. Ore in 1952-53 ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Volcanogenic Mn
Development: OPEN-PIT MINED, 1952-1953
Geology: Mn in 3 narrow, lenticular bodies consisting of intimate mixture of Mn oxides, wad, and silica. Ore consists of veinlets of Mn oxides in chert & a Mn-oxide ground mass with fine particles of chert & silica. Main ore body 820 feet long averaging 35 feet thick. Two smaller lenticular pods or lenses occur 200 feet south of main body.
Rock formation(s): Pumpernickel Formation
Deposit: 3 narrow lenses, the mine was located in 1934. Mined by open-pit methods, producing 21% mn. Ore in 1952-53 ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Volcanogenic Mn
Development: OPEN-PIT MINED, 1952-1953
Geology: Mn in 3 narrow, lenticular bodies consisting of intimate mixture of Mn oxides, wad, and silica. Ore consists of veinlets of Mn oxides in chert & a Mn-oxide ground mass with fine particles of chert & silica. Main ore body 820 feet long averaging 35 feet thick. Two smaller lenticular pods or lenses occur 200 feet south of main body.
Rock formation(s): Pumpernickel Formation
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| ⓘ 'Wad' |
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