The Small Unnamed Mine is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.4275, -116.72889
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Small Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Small Unnamed Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sulfides, Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 50 FEET NORTH OF GOOD ROAD, AND OLD INCLINED SHAFT WHICH WAS CAVED ABOUT 40 FEET DOWN.
Comment (Geology): SERIES OF PROSPECTS AND SMALL ADITS AND SHAFTS LAY IN A E-W ALIGNMENT ALONG CORRAL CANYON ON NORTHSIDE OF BARE MT. BARE. SLAVEN CHERT AND SHALES OF VALMEY ARE BEING INTRUDED BY GRANITE, PROBABLY SAME STOCK AS GRANITE MTN.? SMALL QUARTZ VEINS WITH SULFIDE MINERALS WERE PRESENT.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF CRESENT VALLEY ON THE N. SIDE OF BARE MTN. IN CORRAL CANYON.
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 1982
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.
