The Unnamed Mine is a iron, zinc, and gold mine located in Carson City county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 4817 #4818
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan Argillic
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEINS AND BRECCIA CONSIST OF SMOKY GREY,QUARTZ FRAGMENTS IN IRON SILICIFIED MATRIX WHICH WEATHERED TO A POWDERY HEMATITIC MATERIAL. CARBONATE IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE VEIN.BRECCIATED QUARTZ
Comment (Location): US # 50 EAST FROM CARSON CITY, DIRT TRACK SOUTH TO BRUNSWICK CANYON
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT IS 5 FEET IN DIAMETER ; THE DEPTH IS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, DOEBRICH SITE VISIT 09-08-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
