Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a barium-barite and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.

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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Barium-Barite, Copper

Lat, Long: 38.56028, -118.40194

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3670


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): A LINE OF PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES.

Comment (Geology): COPPER OXIDES COAT PORTIONS OF THE MASSIVE BARITE.

Comment (Deposit): POOR ROADS NORTH OF KINKAID


References

Reference (Deposit): UNNAMED PROSPECT, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO.; QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 3670 VISIT 5/15/89; NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.