The Watt Shaft is a silver and gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,480 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: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.5, -117.03333
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Watt Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Watt Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
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
Owner Name: John Nagy
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Austin Pluton
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT UNOBSERVABLE
Comment (Deposit): DUMPS IN NEW YORK CANYON ARE CURRENTLY BEING MILLED AT 6OZ/TON AG. (10/81) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT N 47 E, 45 DEG, HOUSING, RAIL SYSTEM, HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Comment (Geology): NO OUT CROP AT MINE, HOWEVER, DUMP COMPOSED
Comment (Location): 4 MI NORTH OF AUSTIN
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.
