The Unnamed Shaft is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Shaft
Secondary: NBMG # 3651
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Comstock
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ARGILLIC ALTERATION EXTENDS AWAY FROM THE SHEAR AND INTO A HIGHLY ALTERED VOLCANIC HOST WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A TUFF.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS. THE PROSPECT SHAFT WAS SUNK ON A 55 DEGREES SHEAR WHICH WAS FURTHER EXPOSED BY LATER DOZING.
Comment (Location): WEST OF WHAT MAY BE A TRENDING INTO THE HAYWOOD MINE
Comment (Development): HISTORY UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ STRINGERS AND SILICIFIED IRON -STAINED GOUGE FILL IN THE 18" SHEAR ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, COMSTOCK MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE5-11-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
