Unnamed Prospect #2

The Unnamed Prospect #2 is a gold, silver, and uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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: Unnamed Prospect #2  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.76667, -119.38083

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Unnamed Prospect #2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect #2


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: W. 1/2 Sec 3


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LESS THAN .005% N3O8
Analytical Data: TRAG
Analytical Data: TR. AU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TRACE AU, AG; LESS THAN .005% U3O8.

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY A 4.6-M. DIAMETER PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CATHRALL, J. B., ET AL; 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPT. 78-1002


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.