Hector Prospect

The Hector Prospect is a mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,041 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: Hector Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.55694, -117.77667

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Hector Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hector Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Windypah 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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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: Silver Peak Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 55 FT SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUAD., NEV.: USGS PP 55, P. 89


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.