Unnamed Adits and Shaft

The Unnamed Adits and Shaft is a lead and copper mine located in Carson City 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 Adits and Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Carson City

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.13194, -119.80250

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Unnamed Adits and Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Adits and Shaft
Secondary: NBMG # 3606


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Voltaire


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: CONTACT WITH SCHIST


Structure

Type: L
Description: Quartz Veins Are In Granodiorite But Near Contact With Schist


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE IN GRANODIORITE

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADITS AND SHAFTS NEAR THE LOADING FACILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WERE THE TAILINGS FROM MILLED ORE.

Comment (Deposit): NEAR THE LOADING FACILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WERE TAILINGS FROM MILLED ORE.

Comment (Development): UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN BUT LOADING FACILITY


References

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, VOLTAIRE MINING DISTRICT, CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-27-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.