Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Lincoln 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: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 37.94083, -115.57750

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Freiberg (Worthington)


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Two Thrust Sheets


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LESS THAN .4% WO3


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Wolframite


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR W FLANK OF RANGE. UTM'S APPROXIMATED

Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY A SHORT ADIT AND SHALLOW SHAFT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): CONSIDERABLE AREA OF TACTITE FAVORABLE FOR SCHEELITE DEPOSITS STILL REMAINS TO BE EXPLORED

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE DISSEMINATED THROUGH A LIGHT GREEN TACTITE


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TSCHANTZ & PAMPEYAN, 1970

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV BUR MINES BULL 73


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.