Perkins Prospect

The Perkins Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,160 feet.

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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: Perkins Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 9,160 Feet (2,792 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.65, -116.96306

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Perkins Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Perkins Prospect
Secondary: Washington Mine Perkins Prospects Nos. 1 & 2 Correspond To the Upper
Secondary: And Lower Workings of the Washington Mine.


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Barcelona District


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
Years: 1960 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Physiographic Detail: Toquima Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Type: L
Description: Argillized Shear Zone (N60e, 75se)


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification, Argillization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGED 2% MOS2


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Ferrimolybdite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Development): MAIN PERIODS OF ACTIVITY WERE IN 1873 AND 1919.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT WITH DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS; SURFACE CUTS AND TRENCHES TOTALED 4,500 FT; AND TWO CAVED ADITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50.

Reference (Deposit): ERVINE, W.B.,1973,THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE SPANISH BELT MINING DISTRICT, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: PH.D. STANFORD UNIV; P.113-117


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.