The Unnamed Prospect is a copper mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3413
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Freds Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN NOT WELL EXPOSED; FRAGMENTS IN A PIT SUGGEST A NORTHERLY TREND.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS. MORE EXTENSIVE CUTS ABOUT 75M EAST CONTAIN MALACHITE AS FRACTURE COATINGS ON META-ANDESITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., NBMG SAMPLE SITE #3413, VISITED DEC.1,1986
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.
