The Unnamed Gold Prospect5 is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.17278, -117.48694
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Unnamed Gold Prospect5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Gold Prospect5
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dutch Flat 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: DISCONTINUOUS, TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal, In Places
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY RAN 0.02 OZ. AU AND 0.4 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOWER AIDT (ADIT) IS 280 FT. LONG, STOPED ABOVE AND BELOW, WITH A RAISE TO A 65-FT DRIFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): DUMPS INDICATE ABOUT 1000 TONS ORE REMOVED
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, ADITS, RAISE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: QUARTZ VEIN 2 TO 5 FEET THICK OCCUPIES FAULT ZONE; DISCONTINUOUS AND BRECCIATED
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SEC. 17, ON S. SIDE OF RIDGE
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT VO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P. E., AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; U.S.G.S. PROD PAPER 431.
Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R., 1964
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.
