The Unnamed Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,102 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: 5,102 Feet (1,555 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.73694, -118.74694
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2939
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Rabbithole 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: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2939, TAKEN FROM THE DUMP AND THE EXPOSED VEIN
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ROAD TO BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN; POOR THEREAFTER . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE IN BADLY FRACTURED SHALEY SEDIMENT. INCLINE WAS SUNK ON SHEAR BEARING N 50 W, 50 SW, FILLED WITH REDDISH OXIDIZED GOUGE AND QUARTZ STRINGERS. VEIN MATERIAL HAS GALENA AND POSSIBLE SILVER MINERALIZATION. THE HEADFRAME HAS COLLAPSED INTO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE.
Comment (Workings): SMALL INCLINE, SEVERAL PROSPECTS, AND A STONE HOUSE STRUCTURE; COLLAPSED HEADFRAME
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 7 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
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.
