The Whisky Canyon Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.44111, -116.88694
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Whisky Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whisky Canyon Prospect
Secondary: Celestine H3neal
Secondary: Treasure Vault
Secondary: Mastodon
Secondary: Purple Mask
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Lewis 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: Noranda Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns. Thrust, At Depth.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .95 TO 1.67 OZ/TON AG.
Analytical Data: .01 TO .63 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN WHISKY CANYON
Comment (Development): CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED BY NORANDA CO.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROSPECT ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL OLDER CLAIMS, ONE OF WHICH (TREASURE VAULT) HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEPARATELY. THE PROSPECT IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED FOR AU-AG POTENTIAL BY NORANDA CO., AND DRILLING OPERATIONS ARE UNDER WAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1969, RECONNAISSANCE REPORT, MENDIVE CLAIMS, WHISKY CANYON AREA, LANDER CO. NEV UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL
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.
