Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada.

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

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 41.16944, -117.27528

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: Area May Be Covered In Part By Frenchman Or Eyraud Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi


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: Surface/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

Not available


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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 17; ON S. SIDE OF RIDGE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: SMALL AMOUNT OF GALENA IN LIMESTONE ON DUMP

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 50-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 20-FT. OPEN CUT ; 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 CO., NEV.; 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.