The Unnamed Adit is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.54167, -117.05000
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Unnamed Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Adit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Reese River
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Auotin Pluton
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): SINGLE ADIT TRENDING S78E
Comment (Geology): WHITE BULL QTZ VEIN MATERIAL BECOMING SULFIDIE
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.
