Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,177 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.