Gold Prospect #1

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

Name: Gold Prospect #1  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

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Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 SCALE MAP AREA.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

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.