The Dutchess Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.04167, -117.56944
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Dutchess Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dutchess Prospect
Secondary: Dutchess Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain 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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Lee Fault, Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Pyrite Haldes Around Veins, Sericitization, Weak Argillization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IN NARROW DISCONTINOUS QUARTZ VEINS, GOSSAN OF BLACK,OCHEROUS GOETHITE,PYROLUSITE, HEMATITE,MINOR JAROSITE CAPS QUARTZ. WORKINGS ARE IN AN IMBRICATE SHEAR ZONE PARALLELLING THE "LEE" FAULT.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW EXPLORATION SHAFTS WITH SHORT DRIFTS
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): PHARISS,E.I., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALPINE MINING D ISTRICT, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: M.S.THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, P.87-88
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H. 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 1983
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.
