The Prospect No. 3 is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Prospect No. 3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospect No. 3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOLD OCCURRENCE IN CONTACT ZONE OF MONZONITE PORPHYRY AND CHERT & LIMESTONE
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZER ROCK IS EXPOSED MAINLY ALOGN CONTACTS OF MONZONITE PORPHYRY W/ CHERT AND LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE 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.
