Unknown

The Unknown is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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

Name: Unknown  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 40.28889, -115.55194

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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

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Materials

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.