The Unnamed Prospect is a lead mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: Area May Be Covered In Part By Frenchman Or Eyraud Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 17; ON S. SIDE OF RIDGE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: SMALL AMOUNT OF GALENA IN LIMESTONE ON DUMP
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 50-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 20-FT. OPEN CUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431
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.
