The Branch Canyon Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Branch Canyon Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Branch Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Branch
Secondary: Hunt
Secondary: Smith and Wilson Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District; Gold Basin 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
Owner Name: Branch, Hunt, Smith And Wilson
Years: 1920 -
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PROBABLY INCLUDES WHAT WAS LATER DEVELOPED AS THE GOLD BASIN MINE BRANCH PROSPECT-NOT SAME AS FRED BRANCH PROSPECT ON WEST SIDE OF FAIRVIEW PEAK.
Comment (Deposit): FAULT-BRECCIA ZONE 2-4 FT WIDE; BRECCIATED COUNTRY ROCK WITH BUT LITTLE QUARTZ, SILICIFICATION OR MINERALIZATION, ALTHOUGH THE ROCK PANS WELL IN GOLD: BRANCH PROSPECT, TO THE WEST CONTAINS MORE QUARTZ THAN SOME OF THE OTHER PROSPECTS IN THIS CANYON.
Comment (Workings): SMITH PROSPECT OPENED BY A 35-FT SHAFT; BRANCH PROSPECT OPENED BY A 50-FT TUNNEL.
Comment (Location): 1.5 MILE NORTH OF THE GOLD BUG MINE, 5-6 PROSPECTS IN BRANCH CANYON. SMITH PROSPECT LOCATED ON HILL TO THE EAST; BRANCH PROSPECT IS FARTHER WEST AT NORTH EDGE OF THE BOTTOM OF BRANCH CANYON UTM IS TO ONE OF MANY WORKINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, USGS OFR, P. 123.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, 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.
