The Unknwon Name Prospect is a sand and gravel, construction mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,232 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
Elevation: 4,232 Feet (1,290 Meters)
Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lat, Long: 39.9128, -118.82750
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Unknwon Name Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknwon Name Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Diatomite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Jessup District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): AT LEAST 12 PITS (SMALL AND GRAVEL PIT) IN LOW ALLUVIAL FAN; TUFFACEOUS DIOTORICTES 40 CPS.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1994.
Reference (Deposit): MILLERA, M.S., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MLA REPORT IN PROGRESS,
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.
