The Kingland Prospects is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.75333, -117.87806
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Kingland Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kingland Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Fairplay 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: E. W. Kingland Of Los Angeles
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1962
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Iron-Oxide Staining, Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Development): OLD CLAIM RELOCATED FOR GOLD IN 1962
Comment (Location): ABOUT 3/4 MILE S. OF OKEY DAVIS MINE. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS OCCUR IN QUARTZ-SILICA VEINS AND BOX WORKS
Comment (Workings): (12, 20, 40 FT DEEP), MINOR PITS, AND A DEEPER SHAFT THAT STARTS VERTICAL, THEN INCLINES STEEPLY S18W
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV: NBMG BULL. IN PRESS
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.
