The Prince Claims is a copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,610 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
Elevation: 4,610 Feet (1,405 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.19, -116.00639
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Prince Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prince Claims
Secondary: Sample Locations 1815
Secondary: 1816
Secondary: 1817.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Oak Spring District
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO SAMPLE LOCATION 1816, THE MIDDLE OF 3 SAMPLE LOCATIONS 6 MILES SW OF OAK SPRINGS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS BRECCIATED, CEMENTED AND CUT BY BROWN JASPER AND OPALINE SILICA
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS ALIGNED N 55 W
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ-214, 1963.
Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. TINGLEY, J., 2983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NOV. 5, 1983.
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.
