Unnamed Gold Prospect ,7

The Unnamed Gold Prospect ,7 is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,151 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Unnamed Gold Prospect ,7

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.18056, -117.48167

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Unnamed Gold Prospect ,7 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Gold Prospect ,7


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dutch Flat District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, DRIFTS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: DISCONTNUOUS PODS AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ 1-3 FT. THICK IN FAULT ZONE

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 150-FT LONG INCLINED SHAFT TO 120-FT DEPTH AND 5 LEVELS TOTALLING ABOUT 300 FT. IN LENGTH. NO IMPORTANT STOPING WAS DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): CENTER OF S 1/2 OF SW 1/4 OF SEC 9.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.

Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P. E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MTNS. QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431.

Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R., 1964


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.