The Gold Prospects is a silver and gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 35.97972, -114.91917
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Gold Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Prospects
Secondary: Blue Quartz Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Alunite (Railroad Pass)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Normal Fault Extending Sw 15 Miles Or More From Railroad Pass. East Plunging Anticline Extending Into Highland Spring Range.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT IN SECTION 2 HAS INCLINED SHAFT ALONG SHEAR ZONE. PROSPECT IN SECTION 3 HAS UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ESTIMATED AT 500 FEET. PROSPECT IN SECTION 28 (BLUE QUARTZ MINE ?) HAS INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 75 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Geology): GOLD AND SILVER IN SILICIFIED AND ALUNITIZED QUARTZ MONZONITE AND OVER LYING ANDESITIC AND LATITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. T., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 143 , 178
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
