Gold Prospect

The Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Gold Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.53083, -115.73806

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Gold Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Don Dale District (Described In Groom District In County Report)


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

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SPOTTY GOLD VALUES

Comment (Workings): "SHALLOW DIGGINGS"

Comment (Geology): BASALT CONE NEARBY PROBABLY HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON ORE GENESIS.

Comment (Location): IN AREA OF SPRINGS ON NE FLANK OF GROOM RANGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Commodity): GOLD NUGGETS UP TO SIZE OF A GRAIN OF WHEAT RECOVERED BY WASHING GRAVELS BELOW WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL. 70, P. 148-149, PL 1, PL. 2.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL. 42, 1945, P. 47.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.