Unknown

The Unknown is a mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Robinson Mtn

Land Status

Not available

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
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U

Orebody

Form: BLANKET, BEDDED

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY A SHALLOW SHAFT AND SEVERAL SHORT ADITS ON A 9" THICK BED OF GRAHAMITE IN SANDSTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): BED OF GRAHAMITE IN SANDSTONE (BEARS URANIUM & VANADIUM)

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, U.I., SOUTHERN PACIFIC C., 1964.

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.