The Unnamed Prospect is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,177 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,177 Feet (1,273 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.93083, -118.39944
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area
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
Type: Underground
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHAFTS ARE IN ALLUVIAL MATERIAL AND DO NOT HIT BEDROCK. MAY HAVE BEEN SUNK FOR PLACER GOLD.
Comment (Workings): 2 VERTICAL SHAFTS. ONE IS AT LEAST PARTLY CAVED, ONLY 10-15 FT DEEP. THE SECOND IS TIMBERED AND 50+ FT DEEP. SHAFTS SET OUT FROM MOUNTAIN FRONT
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.3 MILES N OF JUNGO ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): PROBABLY UNCLAIMED (1984)
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 19 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. 1.
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.
