The Unnamed Workings is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,379 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: 7,379 Feet (2,249 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.87278, -114.59722
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Unnamed Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Workings
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Comet District
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: The A-Fault, Schodde Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ROCK IS MORE ABUNDANT WHERE THE A-FAULT VEIN CUTS LIMESTONE BEDS IN THE CHISHOLM SHALE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, M.S. THESIS, P.81
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.
