Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: Description and Location Fit the Gold Crown Group Empire Group
Secondary: Described In 1906 and 1920 Silvertop No. 1
Secondary: 3.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Fairplay District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Margaret Dungan Of Atwood
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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: Iron Oxide

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 10.83-68 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 0.03-0.4 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO UNIMPROVED MAIN ACCESS ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): SHALLOW SHAFT; 80 ACRES COVERED BY 4 CLAIMS OR MORE: OPTIONED IN 1908, WORKED UNTIL 1910, IDLE UNTIL 1920. 2 CARS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED WHICH RAN $32/TON

Comment (Geology): SHEARED, GOUGEY, IRON-OXIDE-STAINED ANDESITE; RHYOLITE DIKE-50-FT WIDE TRENDING N45W, 80NE, WITH CRUSHING ALONG HANGING WALL.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN CRUSHED QUARTZ ALONG FAULT

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT INCLINED 50 DEGREES S; 175-FT INCLINE SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 75 FT AND 150 FT, 50-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH CROSSCUT WEST, IN 1906; SHALLOW PITS; MAIN SHAFT TO 230 FT BY 1920

References

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

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.T., 1906, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLD CROWN GROUP; NBMG FILE 227, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): A. F. CARPER, 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLD CROWN MINE (EMPIRE GROUP), FAIRPLAY DISTRICT, GOLDYKE, NEVADA: NBMG FILE 227, ITEM 4 (?)

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.