The Gaillac Prospect is a manganese mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.62806, -117.23889
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Gaillac Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gaillac Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 454
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Cuprite 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
Type: Underground
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
Model Name: Epithermal Mn
Orebody
Form: TABULAR/NODULES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Possible Fold.
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Margin Of Mineralized Zone.
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AT LEAST 60 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): IN GOLDFIELD HILLS SOUTH OF GOLDFIELD ABOUT 5.5 MILES ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE MINERALS OCCUR ALONG A NORTHWEST-TRENDING FAULT ZONE BETWEEN MULE SPRING LIMESTONE AND TERTIARY WELDED TUFF. NODULES ARE AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER
Comment (Geology): AN FE-STAINED, BRECCIA, SILICIFIED LIMESTONE OUTCROP 100 M SOUTHEAST IS ALSO SUGGESTIVE OF A NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST TRENDING FAULT ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 11 JUL 82.
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1962, NBMG MAP 9.
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL. 78, P. 58, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND JONES, 1920, USGS BULL. 710, P. 233
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.
