The Antique Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,919 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: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.62583, -114.68889
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Antique Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antique Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 580
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Delamar Area
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, POPS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 580 CONTAINS 100 PPM MN, 150 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 15 PPM PB, 100 PPM SR
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): LOCATION NOTICE NEARBY DATED 1966
Comment (Deposit): PODS OF BARREN WHITE QUARTZ ALONG N20W, 60 SW STRUCTURE IN MOTTLEDGREY LIMESTONE. RED-BROWN TUFF CROPS OUT 15 FT W. OF OLD SHAFT; SHAFT COULD BE SUNK ON TUFF/LIMESTONE CONTACT (POORLY EXPOSED).
Comment (Workings): OLD INCLINED SHAFT, SMALL CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, APRIL 5, 1984
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.
