The Unnamed Mine and Prospects is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Mine and Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine and Prospects
Secondary: Unnamed Adit and Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4404
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Wellington
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): AT LEAST 2 PHASES; OLDER WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHAFT, ADITS AND PROSPECTS, LATER ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF EXTENSIVE DOZING.
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ BRECCIA WITH A MATRIX OF DARK-GRAY, FINE-GRAINED PYRITE AND OTHER SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, PITS, TRENCHES AND DOZING.
Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE #4404 WAS TAKEN FROM THE DUMP ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADIT AND FROM A PIT IN FRONT OF THE ADIT. MANY OF THE OTHER WORKINGS HAVE SIMILAR DUMPS ALTHOUGH MOST ARE CAVED. THERE ARE MORE WORKINGS IN THIS AREA THAN ARE SHOWN ON THE MAPS.
Comment (Geology): THE HOST IS ALTERED TO A WHITE PUNK ALONG THE CONTACT WITH THE VEIN; ALTERATION EXTENDS INTO THE HOST ROCK SEVERAL FEET ON EACH SIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): UNNAMED MINE AND PROSPECTS, WELLINGTON DISTRICT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, QUADE, JACK SAMPLE SITE #4404 VISIT, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
