Unnamed Gold Prospect13

The Unnamed Gold Prospect13 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 Prospect13  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

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

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.17222, -117.48528

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Unnamed Gold Prospect13 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Gold Prospect13


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Iron


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration Zone In Seciments


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 300 FT. SW OF PROSPECT12

Comment (Workings): PIT, INCLINE, 2 ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: NARROW VEINS AND VEINLETS OF CRUSHED, WHITE, VUGGY QUARTZ

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY A PROSPECT PIT, 40-FT. INCLINE, AND 2 ADITS, 45 FT AND 285 FT. LONG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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


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.