The Unnamed Gold Prospect11 is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,131 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,131 Feet (1,564 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.175, -117.49028
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Unnamed Gold Prospect11 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Gold Prospect11
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dutch Flat Distric T
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: Occurrence
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY AN INCLINED SHAFT 40-50 FT. DEEP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): CENTER OF NE 1/4 SEC 17
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: 4-6 INCH QUARTZ VEIN, SLIGHTLY VUGGY, WITH VISIBLE GOLD PARTICLES
References
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P. E., AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MTNS. QUAD, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431
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.
