The Unknown Adits and Open Stopes is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
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Unknown Adits and Open Stopes MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Adits and Open Stopes
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Candelaria
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
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Bindheimite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PRESUMED EXTENSION OF PARALLEL NORTH-DIPPING VEIN SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH POTOSI AND HECLA MINES
Comment (Location): LARGE NUMBER OF SCATTERED WORKINGS ASCENDING SW FLANK OF CANDELARIA MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE
References
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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.
