The Unnamed Prospect #1 is a lead and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.10556, -117.23306
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Unnamed Prospect #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect #1
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN BIMETALLIC AND GRAND VIEW GROUP ON SAN JUAN CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN, 20 CM WIDE IN 1-M WIDE GOUGE AND BRECCIA FAULT ZONE WHICH PINCHES AND SWELLS
Comment (Workings): ADIT WITH STOPES ABOVE TO SURFACE
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.
