Deer Prospect

The Deer Prospect is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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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: Deer Prospect
Secondary: Deer #1-#60 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Goldbanks 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: Great West Gold And Silver, Inc. , (Owner-Operator 100%)
Years: 1985 -

Owner Name: Great West Gold And Silver Inc.
Years: 1985 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): DEER CLAIMS WERE STAKED OCT, 1982 BY LAWRENCE FULTZ AND DESERT VENTURES,-TOTAL OF 72 CLAIMS. KENNECOTT DRILLED 4 HOLES IN 1984, AND IN 1985, GREAT WEST DID ASSECSMENT WORK ON THE PROPERTY. IN 1985, GREAT WEST IS LOOKING FOR A JOINT VENTURE PARTNER TO DRILL THIS LOW-GRADE, BULK TONNAGE TARGET.

Comment (Workings): DRILLING-

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF THE GOLDBANKS QUICKSILVER MINE, SOUTH OF THE PRONTO PLATA MINE. UTM IS TO CENTRAL AREA OF CLAIM BLOCK . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): MINESEARCH ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 126; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER CO.

Reference (Deposit): BLM CLAIM INFORMATION, 1985.

Reference (Deposit): KELLOGG WARDNER NEWS, 6/20/85, P. 3.; 3/7/85, P. 3.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL. 89, PL. I.

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.