The Unnamed Mine is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 4271
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Has Within It A 3 Ft. Silica Vein With Copper Oxides And Sulfides
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Copper Oxides And Sulfides;Chloritic Gouge
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT ALL OF THE WORKINGS ARE IN META-SEDIMENTS
Comment (Geology): ALL OF THE WORKINGS ARE IN META-SEDIMENTS OF TRIASSIC AGE AND NEAR A CONTACT WITH GRANITE OF CRETACEOUS AGE.
Comment (Development): HISTORY: UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYONS COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-29-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
