The Unnamed Silver Prospect is a silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.93278, -117.31639
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Unnamed Silver Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Silver Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Iron Point District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N10-15e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN FAULT BRECCIA ZONE. SILICIFICATION AND PYRITIZATION ALONG A N50E, 35 SE FAULT ZONE IN META-TUFF? A ZONE OF ALTERED ROCK EXTENDS NOR-TH TOWARD THE SILVER KING MINE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT LESS THAN 8 M DEEP
Comment (Geology): SULFIDE MINERALS IN 2'-6' WIDE BRECCIA ZONE (SILICIFIED) ALONG FAULT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO, (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON AND MARSH, 1974, USGS MAP GO-1175.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 23 JUN 84, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG.
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.
