The Duval Prospects is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.85, -119.58639
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Duval Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duval Prospects
Secondary: Section 2 Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site # 3485
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Gardnerville
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CUT ALONG HILL EXPOSES AT LEAST 6 SHEAR ZONES IN ABOUT 400 FT. ONLY ONE DISPLAYS VEIN MATERIAL ABOUT 4 IN. WIDE. A 5 FT. WIDE SHEAR ZONE STRIKES NS AND DIPS 70E.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS & PROSPECT PITS ON POINT OF HILL.
Comment (Commodity): NO SULFIDES SEEN
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS, BULL. 594 .
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J. V., NBMG SAMPLE # 3485 SITE VISIT, APRIL 12, 1989.
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.
