The Unnamed Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Shaft
Secondary: Sample Location 1915-Probably Part of Landmark-Life Preserver Group.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tolicha 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, Pre-Ore And Post-Ore.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HIGHLY SILICIFIED QUARTZ BRECCIA VEIN CUTTING SOFTER ALTERED RHYOLITE. SLICKENSIDES AND FAULT GOUGE PRESENT. FINELY DISSEMINATED SULFIDES PRESENT.
Comment (Workings): 40-FT DEEP OPEN HOLE WITHOUT TIMBERS
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE FROM BOTH DUMP AND OUTCROP
Comment (Location): 200 FT N. OF THE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE CAMP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION 12-5-82
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.
