The Unknown Shaft #1 is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,651 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,651 Feet (2,332 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.15056, -117.26000
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Unknown Shaft #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shaft #1
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington 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: Producer
Operation Type: 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: Post-Mineral Fault Cuts Mineralized Zone- N40e, 40se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic Alteration Of Wallrock Near Vein
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE LANDER COUNTY LINE, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN COTTONWOOD AND WASHINGTON CREEKS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): MILKY WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZ VEINS, 15-20 CM WIDE IN 2M + WIDE CRUSHED ZONE
Comment (Workings): A SINGLE INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 30 (?) M DEEP, AND SEVERAL VERY SHORT ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., AUG 10, 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
