The Unnamed Adits and Shaft is a lead and copper mine located in Carson City county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Adits and Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Adits and Shaft
Secondary: NBMG # 3606
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Voltaire
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CONTACT WITH SCHIST
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartz Veins Are In Granodiorite But Near Contact With Schist
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE IN GRANODIORITE
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADITS AND SHAFTS NEAR THE LOADING FACILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WERE THE TAILINGS FROM MILLED ORE.
Comment (Deposit): NEAR THE LOADING FACILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WERE TAILINGS FROM MILLED ORE.
Comment (Development): UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN BUT LOADING FACILITY
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, VOLTAIRE MINING DISTRICT, CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-27-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
