The Unnamed Prospect is a mine located in Nevada county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): APPARENTLY NEVER DEVELOPED AS NONE OF THE LATER MATERIAL PUBLISHED BY THE STATE MAKES MENTION OF EITHER OF THESE DEPOSITS.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS SPARINGLY SCATTERED THROUGH A QUARTZOSE AND DOLOMITIC GANGUE ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND QUARTZITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): U. S. G. S. GEOL. ATLAS, 1895 ; SMARTSVILLE, CALIF., FOLIO 18 , LAST PAGE OF TEXT; AND ON ECONOMIC MAP
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