The Three Day Creek Prospects is a lead and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.87389, -115.32806
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Three Day Creek Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Day Creek Prospects
Secondary: Maybe Belmont Group : Belmont
Secondary: Comet
Secondary: Eclipse
Secondary: Friday 13th
Secondary: Hardluck
Secondary: Lost Pick
Secondary: Margaret
Secondary: And Mayflower Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR THE TRAIL
Comment (Workings): 2 PITS
Comment (Geology): 0.7OZ/TON AG; 0.02% PB, TR.AU, TR. CU-INGRABSAMPLE
Comment (Deposit): 2 PITS, 12 AND 20 FT. LONG, WITH A 150-LB STOCKPILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): COATS, R.R., GREEN, R.C., CRESS, L.D., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JARBIDGE WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, ELKO CO., NEV: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1439
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.
