Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a mercury mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 37.73556, -115.94222

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Queen City District-Also Known As The Black Hawk District


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Quinn Canyon Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tuff Bleached And Limonized


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 45 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH 160 FT OF DRIFTING FROM BOTTOM AND 22 FT LEVEL-ALSO SURFACE PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CALIENTE 1:250000

Comment (Deposit): MOST ORE CAME FROM SURFACE PITS AND TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): KRALIV, V.E., 1951, NGMG BULL, 50, P. 92.

Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL, H, 1977, NBMG BULL. 72, P. 39.


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.