Willow Springs Prospect

The Willow Springs Prospect is a nickel and cobalt mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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

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Site Name

Primary: Willow Springs Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Standard Slag Co.
Years: 1961 -

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Serpentinite Enriched In Ni.

Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BEST MATERIAL HAS GRADE OF 0.35 % NI WITH TRACES OF CO

Materials

Ore: Niccolite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Garnierite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): EXPLORED BY SEVERAL PARTIES, (INCLUDING STANDARD SLAG CO, 1961) FOR NICKEL POTENTIAL. A PRIVATE PARTY WAS EXPLORING THE AREA IN 1970

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE

References

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL (IN PRESS)

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.