Unnamed Mine

The Unnamed Mine is a gold and boron-borates mine located in Washoe 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: Unnamed Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Boron-Borates

Lat, Long: 39.56111, -119.87556

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Unnamed Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3321


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Boron-Borates


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Peavine


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Advanced Argillic


Rocks

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE # 3321B IS OF SELECT PYRITE AND VEIN QUARTZ FROM A DUMP OF AN ADIT CAVED AT THE PORTAL. OTHER SAMPLES OF SIMILAR VEIN AND ALTERED WALLROCK FROM AREA ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF PEAVINE PEAK INCLUDE #3322, #3323, #3401, #3402, #3406, #3407.

Comment (Workings): ADITS AND SHAFTS. TREND OF WORKINGS IS N50-60W. MINERALIZED ZONE IS NOT OBVIOUS.

Comment (Geology): HIGHLY PYRITIFEROUS MATERIAL IS PRESENT ON THE DUMPS, AS WELL AS WHITE VEIN QUARTZ AND BLACK TOURMALINE WHICH IS INTERGROWN WITH PYRITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): UNNAMED MINE, PEAVINE DISTRICT, WASHOE COUNTY, GARSIDE, L.J., SAMPLE SITE VISIT 4/22/85, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)


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.