Unnamed Workings

The Unnamed Workings is a copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,031 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Workings
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 805
Secondary: 806

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony

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

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Patterson Pass Fault (E-W Trending)

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Oxidation

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

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE 805 CONTAINS 2% FE, GREATER THAN 20% CA, 2000 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 700 PPM BA, 10 PPM BE, 50 PPM CO, 70 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 500 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN. SAMPLE 806 CONTAINS 0.3 % F, 0.7% MG, 10% CA, 200 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 200 PPM CD, 15 PPM CR, 3000 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 5000 PPM PB, 3000 PPM SB, 70 PPM SB, 70 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 2000 PPM ZN.

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON EAST FLANK OF SCHELL CREEK RANGE REAR PATTERSON PASS

Comment (Development): DRILLING WAS OCCURING IN SUMMER 1981

Comment (Workings): 3 PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): BEDDING IN LIMESTONE N35E 35E, LIMESTONE BRECCIATED ALONG SHEAR ZONE WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY CALCITE PODS.

References

Reference (Deposit): FIELD CHECK BY 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.