The Adobe Springs Prospects is a gold, copper, and tungsten 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, Copper, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.12889, -119.76639
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Adobe Springs Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adobe Springs Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Sand Pass 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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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: Hot Spring, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE IN ALTERED AND SILICIFIED MIOCENE INTERMEDIATE VOLCANICS; PROBABLY A FOSSIL HOT SPRING AREA.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS IN 0.75 MILE AREA
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 MAP AREA.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70.
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.
