The Gold Prospect #1 is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.18417, -119.51111
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Gold Prospect #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Prospect #1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 SAMPLES TAKEN BY USBM CONTAINED 0.8-3.05 PPM AU AS WELL AS ANOMALOUS AG, PB, ZN, CU.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN 3-8 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE IN VOLCANIC ROCKS WHICH ARE SILIFICIED NEAR THE SHEAR ZONE, WITH MALACHITE STAINING. VEIN IS OXIDIZED, BRECCIATED, AND CEMENTED WITH DRUSY QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): 6 FT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 SCALE MAP AREA.
Reference (Deposit): SATKOSKI AND BERG, 1982, FIELD INVENTORY OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PYRAMID LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, USBM.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, 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.
