Unknown Shaft #1

The Unknown Shaft #1 is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,651 feet.

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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

Name: Unknown Shaft #1  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,651 Feet (2,332 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.15056, -117.26000

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Unknown Shaft #1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Shaft #1


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Post-Mineral Fault Cuts Mineralized Zone- N40e, 40se


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic Alteration Of Wallrock Near Vein


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE LANDER COUNTY LINE, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN COTTONWOOD AND WASHINGTON CREEKS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): MILKY WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZ VEINS, 15-20 CM WIDE IN 2M + WIDE CRUSHED ZONE

Comment (Workings): A SINGLE INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 30 (?) M DEEP, AND SEVERAL VERY SHORT ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., AUG 10, 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.