The Unnamed Mine is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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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
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 4272
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
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
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): A LINE OF STOPES AND SHAFTS EXPOSE A N 25 DEGREES W-STRIKING VEIN THAT DIPS CLOSE TO VERTICAL
Comment (Geology): THE 12 - TO 24 - INCH VEIN CONSISTS OF VUGGY QUARTZ AND QUARTZ BRECCIA WITH MINOR PYRITE CRYSTALS AND SOME LIMONITE POCKETS.
Comment (Deposit): SLICKENSIDES WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE VEIN AND GRANITE HOST.
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 6-29-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
