The Prunty Mines is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,640 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: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.7011, -115.49830
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Prunty Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prunty Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Sna Rafael Exploration Co
Company ID: 2601261
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
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: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
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
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References
Reference (Deposit): OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, COMPILED BY DIVISION
Reference (Deposit): STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 741, 1923, P. 82, FIG. 19
Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 54, 1957, P.3
Reference (Deposit): NEV. INDUS. COMM. DIR. OF ACTIVE NEV. MINE OPS, APRIL, 1976,
Reference (Deposit): ON SEVENTY-SIX CREEK ABT. 1/3 MI. ABOVE, GRAHAM MINE
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.
