Unnamed Prospect #2

The Unnamed Prospect #2 is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect #2
Secondary: Vernol Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jackson 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: Campbell, Lyle
Home Office: P.O. Box 7377, Reno, Nv 89510

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

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Bleaching, Argillization Of Wallrock Near Veins

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF MINERALIZED VEIN MATERIAL FROM SEVERAL DUMPS ASSAYED 0.16 OZ/T OF BOTH AU AND AG.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED ROCK CONTAINS CLEAR QUARTZ CRYSTALS COATED WITH SUPERGENE IRON OXIDE MINERALS, AS WELL AS VERY LIGHT GRAY DENSE CHALCEDONIC VEINLETS. IN SOME SAMPLES, 2-3 MM VEINLETS FORM A SHEETED OR STOCK WORK APPEARANCE.

Comment (Commodity): A COMPOS

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF RANGE BETWEEN IDLEWILD AND SUNNYSIDE CREEKS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): UNPATENTED CLAIMS OF THE VERNOL GROUP LOCATED 21 MAR 1981, SAMPLED IN 1978-NO OTHER WORK DONE IN PAST 10-20 YRS (EST.)

Comment (Workings): A NUMBER OF PROSPECT PITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND ADITS (CAVED)

Comment (Deposit): ZONE OF SILICIFIED AND BLEACHED RHYOLITE WITH DRUSY COMB & COCKADE QUARTZ VEINLETS. MINERALIZATION LOCALIZED IN CRUSH ZONE IN FOOTWALL

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H., JR. 1970, GEOL. MAP AND SECTIONS OF A PART OF THE SHOSHONE MOUNTAINS, LANDER & NYE COUNTIES, NV: NBM MAP 38

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H., JR., 1981, BULK-MINABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS AND PROSPECTS IN NEVADA: NBMG OPEN FILE MAP 81-1.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, 07 AUG 1981

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.