The Unnamed Prospect Trenches is a lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 37.8764, -114.60330
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Unnamed Prospect Trenches MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect Trenches
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Unknown: Manganese Ox-Hydrous
Unknown: Iron Oxides-Hydrated
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO, SOCORRO, NM., P. 81.
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: MS THESIS, UNIV. OF
Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET
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.
