Unknown Adits and Open Stopes

The Unknown Adits and Open Stopes is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.

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: Unknown Adits and Open Stopes  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.14917, -118.10611

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Unknown Adits and Open Stopes MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Adits and Open Stopes


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Candelaria


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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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

Ore: Bindheimite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PRESUMED EXTENSION OF PARALLEL NORTH-DIPPING VEIN SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH POTOSI AND HECLA MINES

Comment (Location): LARGE NUMBER OF SCATTERED WORKINGS ASCENDING SW FLANK OF CANDELARIA MOUNTAIN

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE


References

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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.