Missouri Prospect

The Missouri Prospect is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 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: Missouri Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.78778, -117.71889

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Missouri Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Missouri Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak (1865) District ; Mineral Ridge


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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1/2 MILE WNW OF TARANTULA SPRING. VTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINES, OPEN CUTS, ONE TUNNEL

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ LENS AS BEDDING REPLACEMENT IN LIMEY SLATE, ASSOCIATED WITH CONCORDANT INTRUSIVE BODIES OF ALASKITE

Comment (Development): WASSON LOCATED THE MISSOURI LODE AND SITE FOR THE MISSOURI MILL IN 1901 (ALTHOUGH THE CLAIM HAD BEEN MINED 15-20 YEARS EARLIER) HE HAD THE AREA PATENTED IN 1903, AND IT LATER WAS ACQUIRED BY THE HANCHETTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.


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.