Unnamed Mine

The Unnamed Mine is a mercury mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 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

Name: Unnamed Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 40.44611, -118.16139

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Unnamed Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Mine


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. R. Caldwell
Home Office: 260 Minor Street, Winnemucca, Nv. 89445
Years: 1968 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): MAY STILL BE ACTIVE

Comment (Deposit): INTERMITTENT. { OPEN PIT MINE AND MERCURY FURNACE.


References

Reference (Deposit): GALLAGHER, M. J., 1968, NEVADA MINES, MILLS, AND SMELTERS - IN OPERATION AS OF JULY 1, 1968: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 19 P


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.