The Unknown Prospect is a iron and manganese mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,821 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.74833, -114.27278
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: 5.5 Miles Ne Of Decoy 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor, Along Contact; Silicification Of Sandstone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN OCT, 1982.
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT IS ON CONTACT OF RHYOLITE FLOWS AND LIMESTONE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF SANDSTONE
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10/6/82
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.
