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Iron (commodity) from
Black Sam Group, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Sam Group, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559096
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559096:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCopper Head Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘIron Gate Mine (Saddle Mine; Velvet claims), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘIron Butte Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘIdaho Group, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘBeeler Prospect, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘWabash Claims, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘKope Scheelite Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBlue Ribbon Mine East, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘAtom-Lorna Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
 
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