The Midday Prospects is a silver, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.11417, -118.19222
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Midday Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midday Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3871
Secondary: Midday Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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
Owner Name: Ted Monson Of Las Vegas And Mdf. Co.
Years: 1985 -
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3871 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.03% TI, 150 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 2000 PPM CU, 2000 PPM MO, 150 PPM V.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A LINE OF CAVED PROSPECTS FOLLOWS NARROW VEINS AND VEINLETS IN DEEPLY WEATHERED BUT EXPOSED GRANITE NOT SHOWN ON COUNTY MAP. STRIKE AND DIP OF THE VEINS IS HIGHLY IRREGULAR, BUT THE MINERALIZATION SEEMS QUITE UNIFORM, CONSISTING OF GALENA, TETRAHEDRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE.
Comment (Workings): A LINE OF CAVED PROSPECTS
Comment (Commodity): PRESENCE OF PB AND ZN ARE UNCERTAIN.
Comment (Location): NE SIDE OF SLATE MINE ROAD; ADJACENT TO LUCKY FOUR CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ADJACENT AREA RECENTLY STAKED (1986) AS LUCKY FOUR CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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.
