Original Gilbert Prospect

The Original Gilbert Prospect is a mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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

Name: Original Gilbert Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.11333, -117.71306

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Original Gilbert Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Original Gilbert Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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
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: Monte Cristo Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Country Rock Strikes N40w, Dip 50-60sw.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 125 FT SHAFT INCLINED 70 DEG, A 50 FT SHAFT INCLINED 60 DEG.


References

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, THE GILBERT DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 795-F, P. 142-143


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.