The Unknown Sample Location 015 is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unknown Sample Location 015 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Sample Location 015
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Pilot Peak
Land Status
Not available
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE JASPER ALONG N 30 E, 55 SE SHEAR ZONE, DARK HEMATITE CLOTS, SILICA IN VOGS.
Comment (Deposit): OLD SHAFT ON SITE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAM BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 7/15/80
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.
