Unnamed Prospect

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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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:  Churchill

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

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.