Unnamed Shaft

The Unnamed Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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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 Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.28889, -116.78306

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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

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.