The Hercules Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.23222, -118.09167
Map: View on Google Maps
Hercules Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hercules Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
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: Hercules Mining Co.
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.
Comment (Location): IN N. PART OF GOLD BASIN DISTRICT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CONSIDERABLE MINING MACHINERY REPORTEDLY ON THE GROUND AND READY FOR OPERATION (1920'S?)
Comment (Deposit): ON A FAULT-BRECCIA ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, USGS OFR
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.
