Silver Prospect

The Silver Prospect is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2562

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District; Buena Vista District

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2562, DUMP GRAB OF LIMESTONE AND RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH SILIFICATION, SERICITIZATION, QUARTZ VEINLETS AND GOSSAN, CONTAINS 7% FE, 3% MG, +20% CA, 0.1% TI, 5000 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 100 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 100 PPM CD, 50 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 300 PPM NI, 500 PPM PB, 500 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, BUT BULLDOZER ROAD TO THE PROPERTY WAS PUT IN THIS YEAR

Comment (Deposit): ADIT EXPLORES CONTACT BETWEEN RHYOLITE PORPHYRY OF KOIPATO GROUP AND PRIDA FM. LIMESTONE. QUARTZ STRINGERS IN RHYOLITE AND GOSSAN IN LIMSTONE ON DUMP.

Comment (Workings): ADIT AND PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES SW OF UNIONVILLE SITE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 26 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.

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.