The Sulfur Prospect No. 2 is a silica and sulfur mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Silica, Sulfur
Lat, Long: 37.53694, -117.17250
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Sulfur Prospect No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sulfur Prospect No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Sulfur
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Super-Silica Corp.
Years: 1923 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Solfataric
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOW ALUNITE SILICA
Materials
Ore: Sulfur
Gangue: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A HALF MILE NE OF CUPRITE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): SUPER SILICA CORP. OWNED 400 ACRES AND HAD A LEASE ON AN ADDITIONAL 400 ACRES EQUIPPED WITH A 60-TON SILICA PLANT IN 1923.
Comment (Deposit): SOLFATARICALLY ALTERED RHYOLITE PUMICE
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, PL 2.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P.P. 66, P. 110
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.
