The Foley's and Palmetto Company's Prospects is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.81, -117.66806
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Foley's and Palmetto Company's Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Foley's and Palmetto Company's Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF EAGLE CANYON. UTM IS TO THE MORE EASTERLY OF THE PROSPECTS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): 2 PROSPECTS 200-300 YDS APART ON EXTENSION OF THE BLACK WARRIOR ZONE. VEINS ARE OF QUARTZ AND JASPEROID CUTTING ACROSS DOLOMITE BUT ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERED DIORITE (GREENSTONE) DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55
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