The Three Metals Prospect is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Three Metals Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Metals Prospect
Secondary: Weepah Lead Silver Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT/INTRUSIVE CONTACT
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: SILICA REPLACEMENT; STRONG HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICA REPLACEMENT
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 1983.
Reference (Deposit): DICK,J.G., 1965, PRELIMDNARY REPORT ON WEEPAH LEAD SILVER DEPOSITS, THREE METALS MINING PROPERTY: UNPUBLISHED CONSULTANTS REPORT ON FIEL-NBMG DISTRICT FILE 96
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,E.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
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.
