The Unnamed Prospects is a gold, clay, mercury, and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Clay, Mercury, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.84972, -117.00333
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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Clay
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Moores Creek Area
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
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: R
Description: Fringe Area Of Northumberland Caldera
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification, Argillization (Intense)
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 32.300000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 32.300000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): LOCATED IN 1930-1964 PERIOD.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY; NBMG BULL-(IN PRESS)
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.
