Gold-Silver Prospects

The Gold-Silver Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Gold-Silver Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dyke Canyon District; Varyville 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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE FROM NORTHERNMOST OF THE PROSPECTS ASSAYED A TRACE AU AND 1.22 OZ/T AG. ANOTHER SAMPLE OF SILICIFIED VEIN MATERIAL FROM PROSPECT A FEW HUNDRED METERS SE ASSAYED NO GOLD, 0.36 0Z/T AG.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): WITHIN BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA.

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED LIMONITIC MATERIAL AT NORTHERNMOST PROSPECTS. AT SE PROSPECT, IS A 3-IN WIDE FAULT ZONE AND SILICIFIED LIMONITIC VEIN IN METASILTSTONE.

Comment (Workings): TWO PROPSPECT PITS AND A TRENCH PLUS OTHER PROSPECT PITS IN SURROUNDING AREA ALONG SLOPE TO THE SE.

References

Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, REB, E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.

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

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.