The Unknown is a gold and silver mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Cherry Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): BRECCIATED QUARTZITE, CEMENTED BY VEIN QUARTZ, BRECCIA ZONE N5-10W NEAR VERTICAL DIP, APPEARS TO PARALLEL BEDDING. VEIN ZONE JUGGY, JUGS LINED WITH A QTZ XLS, HEMATITE, LIMONITE, SOME SMALL FLECKS FREE GOLD. QUARTZITE UNIT OVERLAIN BY FISSILE, TAN AND GREY MOTTED SHALE, THEN A THIN-BEDDED GREY LIMESTONE, STRIKE N5W, 35 WEST DIP
Comment (Development): OPEN CUT ON VEIN, ROADS, CONSIDERABLE WAGON DRILLING ON VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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.
