The Grand Prise is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.355, -116.72333
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Grand Prise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grand Prise
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrust Slices, Such As The Lander Thrust
Type: L
Description: High Angle Gold Quartz Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE SINGLE CLAIM IS PART OF THE LOUIE GROUND, IT ADJOINS THE SILVER PRISE ON THE SOUTHEAST. DEVELOPMENT ORIGINALLY CONSISTED OF 2 INCLINED SHAFTS AND 2 ADITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): SINGLE CLAIM, PART OF THE LOUIE GROUND
Comment (Workings): 2 INCLINED SHAFTS, 2 ADITS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED SOME COPPER
Comment (Deposit): VEIN/FAULT ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.B.M. BULL 88
Reference (Deposit): WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647
Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., (1977)
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.
