The Unknown Prospects is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.15361, -118.08917
Map: View on Google Maps
Unknown Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospects
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PAIR OF SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION AND DATA PROBABLY FROM TOPO. MAP. CLOSEST DESCRIBED DEPOSIT IS CANDELARIA (MT. DIABLO) MINE. CANDELARIA IS MAINLY AG MINE DEPOSIT, SO THESE WORKINGS WERE PROBABLY FOR AG, TOO, BUT NO COMMODITY DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS SITE. NOW PART OF NORTHERN BELLE OPEN PIT (DATA FROM UNPUBLISHED NBMG FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): MOLLER, S.A., 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION IN THE CANDELARIA DISTRICT IN PARADISE PEAK GOLD/SILVER DISTRICT, SANTA FE DEPOSIT; CANDELARIA GOLD/SILVER DEPOSIT; 1986 FALL FIELDTRIP ROADLOG, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA SPECIAL PUBLICATION NUMBER 5, P49-57
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.
