The Unnamed Prospects is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,939 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
Elevation: 6,939 Feet (2,115 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.29389, -116.74417
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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Longstreet District (Fresno 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
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Argillite
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 25-FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND OTHER SHALLOW PROSPECTS
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR MILDLY PYRITIC QUARTZ VEINLETS ALONG A FAULT
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MILES WEST OF MOUTH OF GEORGE'S CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO; NBMG BULL
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.
