The Unnamed Ag is a silver and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,700 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
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.59778, -114.73083
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Unnamed Ag MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Ag
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Patterson; Patterson Pass; Cave Valley
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Union Carbide Was Exploring The Area In 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: POD-IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Patterson Pass Fault (E-W Trending)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS AN IRREGULAR VEIN ALONG A SHEAR ZONE THAT EXHIBITS POST-MINERALIZATION MOVEMENT. AS SHEAR PINCHES OUT TO THE NORTH (MINERALIZED) CONTINUE ALONG STRIKE PODS AND VEINS
Comment (Geology): ONE SHAFT EXPLORES THE SHARP N-S 77W CONTACT BETWEEN A RED SHALE AND GREY LIMESTONE. ONE SHAFT EXPLORES THE MAIN SHEAR ZONE AND THE OTHER SHAFT EXPLORES SECONDARY VEINING WHICH TRENDS N70W. VEIN MATERIAL QTZ AFTER CALCITE.
Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF CREST OF PATTERSON PASS IN THE SCHELL CREEK RANGE
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA: USGS BULL 648 214P
Reference (Deposit): FIELD CHECK BENTZ/SMITH, NBMG 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.
