The Unnamed Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.31278, -117.84472
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2334
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Kennedy 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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2334, A GRAB OF VEIN QUARTZ FROM DUMP, CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 0.02% MG, 150 PPM MN, 20 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 7 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC,
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): A 7-M DEEP INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): WHITE, BULL QUARTZ VEIN CUTS GRANITIC ROCK. THE VEIN MATTER CONTAINS CLOTS OF SERICITE AND SPARSE LIMONITE. NO ECONOMIC MINERALS WERE NOTED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 13 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL. 89, PL. I.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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.
