Unknwon Name Prospect

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

Name: Unknwon Name Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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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

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.