The Unknown is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Corral Creek
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN EARLY 1925 NEW DISCOVERIES OF LEAD-SILVER ORE WERE MADE BY JOE & LOA LANG (3 CLAIMS); BEN LES 60 & VIC PARIS (3 CLAIMS), AND OSCAR STREETER (2 CLAIMS). THE ORE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 60 % LEAD, AND A FEW OUNCES OF SILVER PER TON. NEARBY AS THE PAT HARRINGTON GROUP OF CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): EARLY IN 1925, JOE AND LOA LANG DISCOVERED LEAD-ZINC ORE AND LOCATED 5 CLAIMS ORE WAS REPORTED TO CARRY 60% PB AND A FEW OZ/TON AG.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNT, S.F., (1936) MINING GEOLOGY OUTLINED, RENO
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE, M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
