Gold Dust Prospect

The Gold Dust Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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 Dust Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.56722, -117.79639

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Gold Dust Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Dust Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Windypah (Fesler) District


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

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Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.3 MILES N65W FROM OASIS DIVIDE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): GOLD DUST CLAIMS DATED 1976; NO EVIDENCE OF RECENT WORK

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE. VEINS 1-6 INCHES THICK WITH CLOTS OF PYRITE AND HEMATITE ALONG MARGINS.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS, TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 18 AUGUST 1982


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.