Grand Prize Patent, Mine

The Grand Prize Patent, Mine is a silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,959 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: Grand Prize Patent, Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 6,959 Feet (2,121 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 39.485, -117.06110

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Grand Prize Patent, Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Prize Patent, Mine
Secondary: Snow Flake
Secondary: Canon and Canon No. 1 Claims
Secondary: Pine Oak Claim
Secondary: Ophir Mine
Secondary: Ophir Shaft
Secondary: Great Republic
Secondary: Penobscot
Secondary: Foster
Secondary: Brannan
Secondary: Humes Fraction
Secondary: Ophir
Secondary: Union Mine
Secondary: Union Fraction
Secondary: Empire State Claim
Secondary: Grizzly Claim
Secondary: Windy Claim
Secondary: Gold Breeze Claim
Secondary: Pearl Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Reese River District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): NOTE: THIS IS THE SAME OPHIR MINE FOUND IN OPHIR CANYON WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS MURPHY MINE (0320230165). NOTE: THE UNION MINE (0320150005) INFORMATION IS KEPT IN THIS REPORT. ANOMALOUS ARSENIC


References

Reference (Deposit): REPRESENTATIVES, 38TH CONGRESS, P. 80-81.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE OF

Reference (Deposit): BROWNE, J.R., AND TAYLOR, J.W., 1867, REPORTS UPON THE

Reference (Deposit): PLATES 2, 4 AND 7.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, 1915, P. 102, PLATE XI.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 997, 1953, P. 103-105,


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.