Centurion Prospect

The Centurion Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,751 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Centurion Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3917, 3918
Secondary: Centurion Claims
Secondary: Wyoming Shaft

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Dr. Anthony Payne, Reno, Nevada
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3917 FROM WYOMING SHAFT DUMPS VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.1% TI, 50 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 0.1 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS) 10 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 50 PPM V, 30 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 3918 OF VEIN MATERIAL FROM PROSPECT DUMP ON TOP OF INSELBERG CALLED ALPHA HILL CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.07% TI, 15 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 1 PPM AU, 150 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 15 PPM PB, 15 PPM V, 20 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS THE EASTERN WORKING, THE WYOMING SHAFT, A 212-FT INCLINE WITH A 250-FT DRIFT AT THE BOTTOM AND A SECOND SHALLOWER SHAFT ABOUT A HALF MILE WEST. TRENCHING ACROSS THE TREND.

Comment (Deposit): EARLY WORKINGS AND CENTURION CLAIMS ARE ALIGNED ALONG A N 75 W-BEARING VEIN TRACEABLE ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 0.6 MILE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR WORKINGS, AND POSSIBLY PROJECTING FARTHER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ALONG STRIKE. THE STEEPLY-DIPPING QUARTZ VEIN IS HOSTED IN VOLCANICS THAT FORM THE BEDROCK OF A PEDIMENT IN WHICH THE VEIN IS USUALLY COVERED BY A THIN VENEER OF SOILS AND GRAVEL. EXPLORATION TARGET IS A PRECIOUS METAL ORE SHOOT OF THE TONOPAH-TYPE VEIN SYSTEM.

Comment (Location): UTM IS FOR SAMPLE SITE 3918. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 3917 IS N 4347860, E 400320 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): LOCATED IN 1984 BY DR. ANTHONY PAYNE, CONSISTING OF 22 LODE CLAIMS AND 6 MILL SITES; CURRENY ASSESSMENT WORK (1986)

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 6 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): PAYNE, ANTHONY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CENTURION PROSPECT.

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.