The Unnamed Prospect 883 is a gold mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Prospect 883 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect 883
Secondary: Rand Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Hunter
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Rand Claims = Amselco (Staked By Lyell Campbell)
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PARTIALLY CAVED SHAFT = 20-30FT DEEP (?) WITH TIMBERED FRAME AROUND COLLAR.
Comment (Geology): SHAFT IS SUNK IN BLACK TO BROWN SILTY SHALES (PILOT FM?) JUST W OF A RESISTANT RIDGE OF JSP BRX. THE SHALES ARE OXIDIZED (LIMONITIC) & HAVE CALCITE COATINGS & MN DENTRITS ON PARTINGS. 30FT EAST OF SHAFT IS RED COLORED JSP BRX CONTAINING SILICIFIED CLASTS OF GREY LIMESTONE. THE JSP BODY STRIKES = N-S & CONTINUES ACROSS SMALL DRAINAGE NORTH OF SHAFT. JSP SHOWS ABUNDANT SLICK & SLIDES. SMALL PROSPECT IN LIMESTONE SE OF SHAFT
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.
