Unnamed Prospect South of Jett Canyon

The Unnamed Prospect South of Jett Canyon is a lead and silver mine located in Nye 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 South of Jett Canyon  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.73333, -117.23333

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Unnamed Prospect South of Jett Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect South of Jett Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jett District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): HIGH ON THE CLIFF SOUTH OF JETT CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, AND CATHCART, 1954

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.; NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)


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.