The Unnamed Prospect is a silver, gold, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Nevada county, California.
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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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.43778, -120.56000
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
Analytical Data: .315 - .163 % CU, .083 - .259 % MO WITH TRACES OF GOLD AND .2 OZ AG.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS ACROSS VEIN
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 2 TONS MINED AND STOCKPILED IN 1918
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS, LENSES, AND STRINGERS IN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS, AVG. THICKNESS 1 FT.; ONE VEIN IS 3 FT. THICK, STRIKES N 60 - 70 E, DIPS 60 S; ANOTHER IS 4 FT. THICK, STRIKES N 80 E TO E - W, DIPS 40 S; AND ANOTHER IS 1 FT. THICK, STRIKES N 80 E AND DIPS STEEPLY SOUTH. MOLYBDENITE BEARING QTZ. VEINS ARE EMPLACED ALONG E - W STRIKING AND STEEPLY DIPPING JOINT SETS IN GRANODIORITE.
Comment (Workings): 40 FT. ADIT AND SEVERAL DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF.; SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961 , VOL. 2 ; SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964 , P. 24 - 25 AND 61
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