The Unnamed Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.49722, -117.86889
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Alpine (Clan Alpine) 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silcification
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): SERIES OF PITS OPENING VEIN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF PITS OPEN VEIN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.
Comment (Location): 400 FEET SW OF WINDLASS MINE, IN FLORENCE CANYON AREA. (EXACT LOCATION UNCXERTAIN). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL. 83.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, CARSON SINIC AREA, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. O.F. REPORT.
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.
