The Walker Lake Prospect is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.8325, -118.78111
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Walker Lake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walker Lake Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS, SMALL PODS AND INDIVIDUAL GRAINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Intersection Of Cross Faults With Main No. Trending Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Epidotization
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): BOTH SIDES OF HIWAY 95 8 MILES, SO. OF SCHURZ
Comment (Commodity): NO MINABLE DEPOSITS OF COMMERCIAL - GRADE ORE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): REEVES, SHAW, KRAL NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 53 IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEV. PART
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.
